Run to Remember POW/MIA

[SumoRunner]

I ran a 5K this morning at RPI in Troy, NY, the Run to Remember POW/MIA. Got first in the 60+ age group with a time of 31:52, 10:15 per mile. That's a minute per mile faster than last week but still almost a minute per mile slower than my July 5K time. I spent 6 weeks of the summer not running at all because of a calf muscle pull, so I'm on the comeback trial and doing pretty well.

Nice prize too, a peach pie which I gave away because I'm already fat enough.

 

[skeptic49]

Congratulations on the run, Jack! Ah, to be able to even jog again someday, that is my hope.

That peach pie looks wonderful!

Best wishes,

Jim

 

[Jan]

Well Done !!!

cheers

Jan

 

[Guest]

Good Job. I would have ate the pie.

 

[tprice54]

Well done! And to give away the pie! What fortitude!

 

[hensylee]

how can you be fat with all that running? congratulations on your run and the reason for it. that is great. sounds like you really are the comeback kid.

 

[SumoRunner]

how can you be fat with all that running?

More peach pies than miles.

 

[SumoRunner]

Rather than start a whole new thread, I'll add on my latest run here. Did another 5K, 5 seconds slower than last week but I had my beta blocker holding me back this week vs none last week. Some times I'll skip the metropolol the night before a race so I can get my heart rate up higher. I didn't this week so I had to work much harder to get the same time.

Still, I got third place in my age group again. Not that there was a lot of competition, but it's always fun to walk away with an award.

I've done 13 races already this year and placed in 4 of them. I'm torn between two events next week. One is a 7.1 mile torturous hill climb. The other is a first ever alumni 5K at one of my alma maters. The college is only 50 years old and I was there 43 years ago, so I'm sure there won't be a whole lot of competition in my age group again. Do I want to cheese another trophy or beat myself to a pulp? Hmmm, that's a tough one...

 

[kodi]

Congratulations on another AG place. We all love those medals. The last one I received was first place in AG...I was the only one in the 70+ group and it was my slowest marathon EVER!!! Heck the best thing was I beat 24 runners younger than I am.
FWIW: I'm a little hard headed and given a choice, I usually go for the more difficult.