The Winnipeg 10&10 10k would be my last race of the year. I had worked Friday night and slept most the day on Saturday. When I attempted to sleep Saturday night, I only managed maybe 2 hours of sleep and woke up about 4:30am. Having so much time that morning, I made myself a bacon and egg wrap. After eating, I finished getting ready and drove down town. I arrived to the site just after 8am. The 30k started at 7:30 and the 10 mile started at 8:00, so Steph and Bryan already started. I ran into Janelle and waited for our 8:30 start. She had ran the Electric Donkey 5k the night before and almost bailed on this morning's race, but I was glad to see a familiar face. She was wearing the black tech shirt that came with our kit and I commented that I don't like wearing the associated shirt for that race, because everyone looks the same. She liked it and said it was comfy.
The race started and we ran together for the beginning. 10 min run, 1 min walk and back to the run. After about 4 min I needed to rest again and told Janelle that I was hanging back. We wished each other luck and we separated. I continued to run as much as I could, but needed many rest walks. Maybe 15 min later, I spotted Janelle up ahead. I tried to pick up my pace while walking when needed, trying to catch up. I eventually caught up, let out a sigh, looked at her and realized it wasn't even Janelle. Just someone else who looked similar from behind wearing the same tech shirt. A little embarrassed, I got into a jog again hoping this girl didn't notice anything odd. She was wearing orange shoes and could not remember what color shoes Janelle was wearing. At about half a click to the turn around point Janelle passed by me and we waved. She was actually wearing pink/purple shoes.
I hit the halfway point, looped around and made my way back. The 2nd half was definitely slower. I could feel the effects of the lack of sleep as well as my breakfast wrap with no port-a-potties spotted on the way down. I did my best running and walking when needed. I don't recall at what point in my run this was, but I heard a Map My Run (MMR) alert through my ear buds. I thought to myself, that it couldn't be Bryan finishing the his 10 miles already, could it? The rest of the run was pretty uneventful, except with 1k left, we had to cross a street around some pylons. There was a big puddle on my left, so I ran just outside of it. All of a sudden my left hand hit something. I looked to my left and let out an ahh as it startled me. A man on a bike was trying to ride past me. Like wtf, there's so much room everywhere, yet he drives through a puddle that close to my left. Idiot.
I finally reached Broadway which was a down hill slope and across Osborne to the finish line. A girl placed a medal over my head and I grabbed a water. Bryan was waiting further up. He told me his time and told him about the MMR alert and figured it was him. I grabbed some chocolate milk and we got a picture taken at the finish line. We walked around a bit, but nothing at ManyFest was open yet. It wasn't even 10am and the food trucks didn't open for another hour. I decided to go home and take a nap, seeing as I was going to the Bomber game (CFL Football) that afternoon. The results were posted online a few days later. My time was 1:22:51.1. Faster than I thought, as I guessed between 1:25-30. Not bad, I'm satisfied enough with that time.
Monday, July 27, 2015
Twilight Run 2014 (Race Recap)
My surgery was scheduled for Sept 11th and thought I had ran my last race. The deadline for both the Twilight Run and Winnipeg 10&10 were quickly approaching. I spoke with some friends, Janelle was doing the Winnipeg 10k, Bryan was doing the 10 mile and Steph was doing the 30k. I decided to sign up for the Winnipeg 10k on the last day of registration for September 7th. Speaking with Bryan, Jay and Ed, who were doing the Twilight, I decided to sign up with them as well for August 28th. So I went from no more races to two more 10k's before my surgery.
I was working the night of the Twilight race kit pick up, so I left during a moment of down time to pick it up at the Running Room. My kit contained my bib and some pamphlets, but was told that the headlamp would be provided at the race. Last year apparently too many people forgot to bring it, so this was their solution. All my friends had forgotten to pick theirs up, so I called the Running Room. They said that they can pick up their race kit before the race at registration. Well, that was a waste of time for me, since I could have saved the trip and done the same thing.
Race day came and Jay was going to pick up Ed and I. We were to meet Bryan there. Not knowing how busy it would be, we went an hour early. I had planned to wear an Autobot shirt where the logo lit up to the sound of music. I had tested it out before we left and it worked fine, but unfortunately when I arrived at the race, it would not work. I attempted a few things, including changing the batteries, but to no avail. Oh well. We hung out for a while until the race and then lined up.
The race commenced. I ran a slow pace and took more rest walks than usual, but my cardio has dropped since my injury. The first part of the route was identical to last year. Head north through Fort Whyte, go around to the back of the hill and ascend. We descended the hill and doubled back and then went left. I'm not entirely sure how the route changed, but it was more clear, unlike last year where it was not clearly marked. Last year some of us took a wrong turn into the woods down a narrow, unsafe path. The route also took us slightly outside the habitat and back in again. There was also some dark paths near the marshlands. This year the routes were clearly marked and they had more marshals directing the runners. It was definitely better this year. I finished the race with a time of 1:20:07. I was satisfied with that time considering my injury.
Following the race, I went to claim my smokey and asked about the contents. They were beef, which I cannot have and they ran out of veggie. Next year I'll give my voucher to one of my faster friends, so that they can get me one before they run out. I met up with everyone and they were all happy with their results. Bryan finished under 50 min and both Jay and Ed finished under 60 min. I claimed my s'mores pack as well as Ed and Jay's packs. It was late and we went back to the car, changed and left. When I got home, I ended up making the s'mores over the stove.
I was working the night of the Twilight race kit pick up, so I left during a moment of down time to pick it up at the Running Room. My kit contained my bib and some pamphlets, but was told that the headlamp would be provided at the race. Last year apparently too many people forgot to bring it, so this was their solution. All my friends had forgotten to pick theirs up, so I called the Running Room. They said that they can pick up their race kit before the race at registration. Well, that was a waste of time for me, since I could have saved the trip and done the same thing.
Race day came and Jay was going to pick up Ed and I. We were to meet Bryan there. Not knowing how busy it would be, we went an hour early. I had planned to wear an Autobot shirt where the logo lit up to the sound of music. I had tested it out before we left and it worked fine, but unfortunately when I arrived at the race, it would not work. I attempted a few things, including changing the batteries, but to no avail. Oh well. We hung out for a while until the race and then lined up.
The race commenced. I ran a slow pace and took more rest walks than usual, but my cardio has dropped since my injury. The first part of the route was identical to last year. Head north through Fort Whyte, go around to the back of the hill and ascend. We descended the hill and doubled back and then went left. I'm not entirely sure how the route changed, but it was more clear, unlike last year where it was not clearly marked. Last year some of us took a wrong turn into the woods down a narrow, unsafe path. The route also took us slightly outside the habitat and back in again. There was also some dark paths near the marshlands. This year the routes were clearly marked and they had more marshals directing the runners. It was definitely better this year. I finished the race with a time of 1:20:07. I was satisfied with that time considering my injury.
Following the race, I went to claim my smokey and asked about the contents. They were beef, which I cannot have and they ran out of veggie. Next year I'll give my voucher to one of my faster friends, so that they can get me one before they run out. I met up with everyone and they were all happy with their results. Bryan finished under 50 min and both Jay and Ed finished under 60 min. I claimed my s'mores pack as well as Ed and Jay's packs. It was late and we went back to the car, changed and left. When I got home, I ended up making the s'mores over the stove.
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