Current (immediate) goals?

[blnchflr]

I thought it was time for another post!

Yesterday I ran a 10k, instead of the ½-marathon I hadn't gotten in shape for. I'm not sure what my time was, as my chip either malfunctioned or was not my chip. If a team-mate's chip was functioning correctly, though, my time was under 1:07:00, which is my best time yet, so yay. Also it was my first race in pouring rain, which was fun, at least after the fact :oD

My current immediate goal is to give my knee a few days' rest, then work towards running 5.5k in 35 mins.

Another goal is to find someone to drive me to participate in a 10k race in hilly country August 29th. Since I'm used to running in very, very flat country, it'll probably be killer, but hopefully fun and w/ pretty scenery.

What about you?

Comments

[ilanarama]

Aw, bummer about the chip timing not working out. I wonder if that was due to the rain. Congrats on making your best time yet!

What did you wear in the rain? I have never raced in the rain other than a bit of passing drizzle.

My next goal is to run the Imogene Pass Run (a 17-mile mountain race which I did last year) in under 4 hours. My fallback goal is to beat my previous time of 4:11, my pixie-dust goal is 3:45.

[blnchflr]

It may have been the rain - am trying not to be bugged about it, although I am :o)

I just wore my regular running clothes - something in the vicinity of this for pants and a shortsleeved, synthetic running shirt. They're sponsored, and I've been happy running in them. Some of the more serious runners wore plastic bags before the race, and a few even ran in them. Although it got chilly waiting for the race to begin, I had no problem getting warm while running, and I wouldn't have wanted to wear a plastic bag. My clothes warmed to body temperature while running, and although they were soaking wet, I didn't realize it until I got home and took them off - it was quite astounding how soaked they were!

I remember that race! I had to go look up pics to see if I remembered correctly, and yup, that's the one. It looks so awesome and is totes the inspiration for me wanting to do the hilly 10k in 2 weeks. I hope I can get a ride (I'm offering to pay race fee for the driver) :oD

[gnomad]

Yay! Congrats on a good race (even if it was in the rain)!

My immediate goal is to return to running 3 days a week. I've been slacking since July and only managing to drag myself out into the heat about once a week. This means I'm nowhere close to my goal of being able to run a 10k at the end of October. Bah.

[blnchflr]

I think I may run better in the rain, actually, since it keeps me from overheating?

Oh, yes, the slacking, I know it. I'm not sure I'll ever get up to running three times a week every week, but I'll keep on trying.

(I try to keep it a secret from myself, but actually participating in races and trying to work towards them is just a sekkrit plan to get myself to exercise in the first place. So even though I didn't get in shape for a ½-marathon, I still got more exercise the past year than if I wasn't working towards a race at all, *tricks self* :oP)

[cyphomandra]

Congratulations on your run!

I did a 10k on the weekend as well - it was a hill run with a very steep bit in the middle where the course went straight up the hill rather than just circling around it in an undulating fashion. Naturally this was the point when it started raining, although at least it stopped again after five minutes or so. I had one horrible 5k in driving rain where I'd worn long, loose running trouser things, and they got so heavy with water that they kept falling down!

Immediate plans - another 10k in a month, hopefully a little bit faster than my last one.

[blnchflr]

Thanks :o)

Oh, long wet pants wouldn't work, would they, *g*.

It'll be interesting to see how long it takes me to run 10k in hills - I'm trying to prepare for it taking more than 1½ hour, since I'm not used to it at all.

Good luck with the next 10k!