mini orlando vacation
I came down to Orlando for a few days to visit my sister, brother-in-law & nephews... for some fun and suffering in the Florida humidity.
Sunday, Liz and I woke up early to run the Track Shack's Celebration of Running 3.0 mile race. It was their 30th anniversary, so there was a 70s theme throughout the day (70s funk music, costume contest, and their . They always put on a great race and this really was no exception, with one of the best swag bags I've gotten (next to the Stumpjump!) It was a hot morning, but despite added humidity, wasn't worse than what we've been having up in Chatt. I haven't run any short races since starting speedwork with Joey and crew, so I was really interested to see just how fast I could go. I was hoping to average 7:30min/mile. I think I was around an 8:15 for the country music half marathon, so I thought this was a doable estimate.
The first mile was a great start - 7:11, even with the crowded start (over 1500 runners started!) The second mile was at 7:19... a little slower, but still ahead of pace. Just a bit after the 2nd mile marker, the funky thing with my heart beat happened. I got a bit lightheaded and slowed, but didn't stop (I really didn't want to!) I took about 30sec easy and seemed to shake it off, so I pumped it up for the last bit. My final chip time was 21:57, which translates to a 7:19min/mile pace. Yeah!! Since this was a bigger event, seems like all the speedy peeps came out. I got 13th in my age group (out of 116), 47th overall woman (out of 882).
After we had a chance to cool down, the kid's fun run started. Both Evan & Ethan got shy right before the start and got Liz & Erick to help them across the finish line. They both got bright yellow ribbons, which they thought were pretty cool.
That afternoon we headed to New Smyrna Beach to relax - although the boys kept me very busy! Here's a few shots of the fun...
Sunday, Liz and I woke up early to run the Track Shack's Celebration of Running 3.0 mile race. It was their 30th anniversary, so there was a 70s theme throughout the day (70s funk music, costume contest, and their . They always put on a great race and this really was no exception, with one of the best swag bags I've gotten (next to the Stumpjump!) It was a hot morning, but despite added humidity, wasn't worse than what we've been having up in Chatt. I haven't run any short races since starting speedwork with Joey and crew, so I was really interested to see just how fast I could go. I was hoping to average 7:30min/mile. I think I was around an 8:15 for the country music half marathon, so I thought this was a doable estimate.
The first mile was a great start - 7:11, even with the crowded start (over 1500 runners started!) The second mile was at 7:19... a little slower, but still ahead of pace. Just a bit after the 2nd mile marker, the funky thing with my heart beat happened. I got a bit lightheaded and slowed, but didn't stop (I really didn't want to!) I took about 30sec easy and seemed to shake it off, so I pumped it up for the last bit. My final chip time was 21:57, which translates to a 7:19min/mile pace. Yeah!! Since this was a bigger event, seems like all the speedy peeps came out. I got 13th in my age group (out of 116), 47th overall woman (out of 882).
After we had a chance to cool down, the kid's fun run started. Both Evan & Ethan got shy right before the start and got Liz & Erick to help them across the finish line. They both got bright yellow ribbons, which they thought were pretty cool.
That afternoon we headed to New Smyrna Beach to relax - although the boys kept me very busy! Here's a few shots of the fun...
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