| On Saturday October 1, 2011 I ran in the last of the 8 free Dallas Running Club races that they offer to members each year, The DRC Loop 15K and 5K. I chose to run in the 5K since I had my long run of 11 miles the next morning with my 10:30 pace Run-On! training group. As usual, this annual event took place at Winfrey Point in White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX, and started at 8:00 AM. The event benefited Texas Scottish Rite Hospital and Back on My Feet. Led by Lea Velez and Run-On! Training Coordinator, Jennifer Kimble, many of the Run-On! team ran with a homeless runner. Some of these team members are in my 10:30 pace group, including Nancy Fallen, Teresa Nichols, and Rebecca Lange. As the DRC photographer, I took a few pictures of the Run-On! group, and runners that finished the 15K after I finished my 5K race. Both races started at the same time together. I lined up late, and got stuck about 25 rows back. There were 632 Run-On! Chip timed finishers, with 223 5K finishers including 45 5K runners and 68 15K runners in the Clydesdale and Athena divisions. I didn't start out running all out, like I usually do, because there was such a crowd. The 5K race had a turnaround, but the 15K did a complete loop around the lake. My 1st mile time was 8:00. I got to the turnaround at about halfway to the 2nd mile. When I crossed the 2 mile marker, my time was 15:54 (a 7:53 / mile pace). My 3 mile time was 23:47 (a 7:53 / mile pace). I finished the race in the time of 25:09, 43rd out of 223 5K finishers, and 4th in my age division. As it turns out, the first place winner in my age group was moved up to a Master's winner, and I was surprised when they called my name at the awards ceremony for the 3rd place award. Because the 1st place winner was moved into the Master's division, I ended up finishing 3rd out of 8 in my age group, and 36 out of 104 men. I received 7 points for the DRC Championship, and finished in the top 10 in Volunteering and Racing combined. You can see other runner's results at the DRC site. During my long run the next morning, both feet swelled up and became numb. Thanks to Jennifer Kimble, who recommended an area foot Doctor, I found out that I had arthritis in both feet, which is probably due to over-training. I listened to the Doctor and stopped running for a couple of weeks, but ran another race on October 22. Place Bib # Men Overall Chip Time Pace 3/8 897 36/104 43/208 25:09 8:07 I run to raise awareness for prostate cancer and to benefit my community. www.runningforacause.tumblr.com |
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