It was a busy week preparing for the Dadfest 5k. My race last Saturday was The DRC Bloomin' 4 mile held at Winfrey Point at White Rock Lake on June 4, 2010. I volunteered to help at the pre-registration area before the race at 8:15, but made sure I had enough enough time to warm up. There was a kid krafts area set up, and at 9:00 there was a 1k race for the kids near the baseball fields southeast of the Winfrey Point buildings. It seems the kids had a lot of fun but you could tell that they were very hot (as we all were).
I went down the hill to the starting line of the race to warm up and stretch. The president of the Dallas Running Club, Mr Greg Hall, was our starter (as in most of the DRC races). I started in the first row knowing that I had an extra mile to run than the usual 5k races that I am used to. I started at my normal pace but soon slowed down a little to make sure that I would have enough energy to finish that last that extra mile in the morning heat. Most of the top male runners ran with no shirt because it was so hot.
When we crossed the bridge at the spillway my feet and legs felt like they were going to collapse. The ground felt like quicksand, but I made it across okay and I resumed my pace. After the turnaround I felt I needed to pick it up so that what I could, and decided to run without my cap so that I could cool down a bit. I had to take my glasses off too because my sweat was running over them making it hard to see. I had about 1 mile to go, so I tried a little harder, slowed down when I had to, and then picked it up again when I could. I have run at this course many times before so I knew where the finish line was, and where to put in my final kick.
I passed about 6 runners but I could not see my time without my glasses on so I had to wait all weekend to find out my time, which turned out to be 36:39:64. Not bad for my first 4 mile race.
This weeks race is the Dadfest 5k which is for prostate cancer research. My 2 sons, John and Edward, will run with me in this one which makes me very proud to be a father. It will be great to run with them and celebrate fathers day together at this great event. For the rest of my life I will continue to run for prostate cancer awareness and relay my message that everyone should get out there and exercise and walk or run to better their overall health.
My final line:
Place Bib No Men Overall Place Pace Time
11/20 305 134/271 182/516 9:09/m 36:39:64
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