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A new PR and races past....
Nov 24, 2013
Ran another 5k and surprisingly really did hit a PR! I couldn't believe it, as my last 5k PR was in the AIDSwalk 5k on a pancake-flat course in DC and this one was a very hilly night-time race. Guess I really have gotten speedier!!
place bib# name gender age hometown chip time gun time
| 58 | 626 | Nicole Farris | F | 33 | Germantown MD | 27:23 | 27:37 |
So, my official chip time is a new PR of 27:23! My time at AIDSwalk 5k in 2012 was 27:44, so I've shaved a good 20 seconds off my time over the span of a year.
In an even more reflective moment, I've actually done a lot of really good & fun training over the past year. Some big races (um, like a full marathon!) and some shorter but still fun club races. I've volunteered for enough races to qualify for a personal bib for next season with MCRRC and am just in awe of how much time I've spent training and how much progress I've made in such a short time! I can remember my first run on a treadmill where I hit a 5k in 38:44 (or something) and felt like I was putting it all out on that rubberized belt, and 3 training programs later, I've run faster & farther than I could have imagined..... I've met some awesome running buddies, raised money for CCFA, and been inspired by awesome coaches. I really do love this sport and look forward to races to come!
New Year’s Day 5K 1/1/13
Shooting Starr 4M 1/12/13
Rock & Roll USA Half Marathon 3/16/13
Piece of Cake 10K 3/24/13
Kaiser Permanente Pike's Peek 10K 4/21/13
Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon 6/1/13
Riley’s Rumble Half Marathon 8/4/13
Fall Parks Half Marathon 9/8/13
Freedom 5K 9/11/13
Army Ten Miler 10/20/13
Marine Corps Marathon 10/27/13
Run Under the Lights 5K 11/23/13
Not including training runs, I've actually raced over 114 total miles! I think the program directors for FTM said we'd done around 660 miles in just 5 months of training. OMG, just the raw numbers are staggering....
And yet to do......Turkey Burnoff 5M/10M 11/30/13
