On Saturday I ran the Cinco de Mayo 5k out at Bear Creek Park, put on by the Tornados Running Club. It was a pretty informal affair with no chip timing.

I somehow managed to squeak another 20 seconds out of this tired old body. Splits were 8:13, 8:37, 8:29, 0:48 for a finish in 26:08.

Apparently I run faster when I don't train.

I signed up for this race last night not expecting anything special. But, I managed to PR by almost a minute!

The weather was perfect: mid 50s and a cold Northerly wind blowing through. On the way South on Rice I thought it was a downhill since it felt so good, but it felt good on the way back too. I finished in 26:34.

Here are the splits:
Mile1233.1 ( Read more... )

I ran the 22nd Annual Heights Fun Run 5k today and PRed. This appears to be a trend, since the same thing happened last yearMy splits were 8:25, 8:50, 9:15 and 0:54, finishing in 27:25. Pretty awful pacing, but I had to stop and walk during the 3rd mile to avoid puking. It was exceedingly humid at 94 ( Read more... )

I ran a 5k in Sugar Land early this morning. It was a very small affair and i had the rare pleasure of actually running as soon as the gun went off, instead of shuffling to the start line.

And I placed 3rd in my age group! I ran with Alisa and she got 3rd in hers too. It was her first ever 5k and she stuffed me :-D ( Read more... )

I ran the Uptown Turkey Trot 10k today. I finished in 55:25, which is a PR for me! Even better, I sliced over 3 minutes off my previous best.

Here are my splits. I really don't think I ran an 8:31 first mile. There were just too many people in the way for that.

Mile1234566.2Split8:318:538:379:328:449:421:22HR172178175178181183191
On the stretch back ( Read more... )

I ran the Uptown Turkey Trot 10K today in 58:34. This is a personal best for a 10K averaging under a 9:30 pace. Pleased I am.