It was a beautiful morning for a run –  I got there early since I thought the race started at 10am and it actually started at 10:30 am. It was pretty cool.  I wore a tank top but couldn’t bear to take off my jacket til right before the start.  One man was even wearing gloves.

The turn out was small so I was running by myself all of the race through the neighborhood.  I was glad I wore what I wore since I warmed up quickly.  The course was confusing.  There were times I was not sure I was going the right way and the roads weren’t closed to traffic so there were cars backing out of driveways and going down the streets.

I slowed my pace after the last race where I ran out of gas at the end.  I looked at my iPod after one mile and it was over 10 minutes – not good for a PR.  I quickened my pace and ran the whole race without walking.  It was the first race I’ve run where I didn’t feel tired.  When I came close enough to see the finish line, it said 30 minutes. I was mad!  I sprinted as fast as I could to finish under 31 minutes and fortunately I did .

After the race, I felt that I could still have run another few miles.  This was encouraging after the way I felt during the week when I run.

I still have to find a good pace.  Fast enough in the first mile but not too fast so I can finish strong.

Next race I signed up for is Sunday at the Crossings – I’m also thinking of Friday night – the Arsenal City 5k.  We’ll see how the week goes and how the weather is.

It started out poorly but ended pretty good.

I went to bed too late and couldn’t sleep.  I got up at 6:30 am instead of 6:00 am and had to drive about 95 mph to get to Saratoga on time.  When I got there, the parking lot was full  luckily I found a nearby spot on the street.  I dashed to registration to get my number and chip and then to the starting line – phew!

It was a beautiful day and I love the course.  I ran the lst mile at 8 something which was too fast, then the 2nd mile at 18 something so I was on pace to finish under 30 minutes – a PR!?  I ran out of gas at the end and crossed the finish line according to my iPod at 30:40 and I was pleased.  Not a PR but my fastest of the season  – http://bit.ly/1ZkoiU

What a gorgeous day for a race!!! In the 60s and sunny with a breeze – 4028 women – all excited to be part of this event!!!.  I met Pat & Mary Pat, my tennis friends there and also bumped to 2 former AHN students and law prof.

We started the race  with 25 minute finishers group so it was several minutes before crossing the starting line and it took quite awhile with the crowd to get into a decent pace. 

 I felt great the whole way – ran it all and when I crossed the finish line, the timer said 35:05 minutes.  I felt like I was running a lot faster than that, though.

Me at the 2009 Freihofer's Run

After the race, we got our cookies, hung out for awhile and then headed to Panera’s for brunch where we bumped into several other Freihofer runners.

Looking forward to my next race!!

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Here are the results – http://www.coolrunning.com/results/09/ny/May30_31stFr_set1.shtml

Capital News 9 coverage – http://capitalnews9.com/content/sports/473361/run-for-women-in-albany/Default.aspx

I debated going to this race since my knee has been hurting for the last 2 days. But I did and as usual, it stopped hurting once I started running.  It was a warm, humid evening but I enjoyed the run.  I didn’t walk at all and finished strong.  My time according to my iPod was 33:09 – a little faster than Tim Moshier 5k and this course was hilly in spots. There were about 100 runners most of them were young and fast but though I finished in the back of the pack, I wasn’t last. (78 out of 88)

My running plans for this week are Sun, Tues & Thurs and then Tues & Thurs next week.  Gotta get ready  for the Freihofer!!

A very windy and cool but sunny day. 

I was sick yesterday (stomach flu) and didn’t feel my best best today but willed myself to complete the race. 

It was the first race that after the first mile, I walked on and off.  Amazingly my time for the 5K was 2 minutes better than last week (31:23) and my 3.5 mile time was better than last year. 

 If I felt better, this could have been a great race for me. 

Oh well, at least I finished.