My 21 minute 5k on Saturday.

[mollyjean]

Psych.  And damnit!



I am NOT a fast person, but only signed up for this race so I could finish early and be there to cheer on my new-to-running girlfriend on her first 10k.  So I decided, hell, why not... have fun, run hard, and don't puke.

First mile, 8:03.  Second mile, 8:23... then WTF I WAS DONE?!  Course measured 2.54 on my garmin!!!  Finished at 21 minutes... ugh!  Average pace was 8:15 and I was on my way to a 5k PR by almost 4 minutes (likely just over a 24 minute finish)!  I have only run TWO 5ks before, both in the first month I started running last year, and I was so excited!  Arrrggghhh!!!

Oh well.  At least my friend saw a great sign on her last mile

[Brit]

Great job! Annoying to have a short course on a day that things were going so well.

[sadlebred]

Wow! Awesome! That is fast!

[Wines Not Whines]

It's in the books, so it counts, right? I think this means you need to run another 5k!

[agswife]

How did they have a course that was so poorly measured?

[taratru]

Oooooo, I would be pissed. I never expect exactness, but that's ridiculous.

Congrats on your new pr.

[Susie]

Nice sign! And nice would-be-5k pace! Now you have to do another one

[texassmith]

How frustrating! But good for you for being so on target for a new PR. This just means you need to do another 5K soon to make it official!

[breezy8407]

You had a great short race. That is strange that it was sooo short.

[shauni27]

dude, even if it was not a complete 5K, you were DAMNED FAST, skippy! Nice work!

[mollyjean]

I will definitely do another 5k out of spite... and then probably never again, lol.

Jun 10, 2013 6:02:18 GMT -5 agswife said:

How did they have a course that was so poorly measured?

GOOD QUESTION. It was an inagural race with a 5k, 10k, and half... there were SO many issues with the race. 20 minute late start, etc. It was pretty pathetic but the price was right ($17) and the swag was decent (medal, shirt, beer, pint glass, good food). They definitely focused on all of the details BESIDES the race! Oh well, pretty hilarious actually

[venice2007]

Great job even on a short course! You're speedy!

[keweenawlove]

Totally counts as a PR once it's on the record

[Deleted]

I love the sign! No matter what, you are still speedy!

[patches31709]

Geez, what was the winning time, like 12 minutes?

[agswife]

Jun 10, 2013 8:18:30 GMT -5 mollyjean said:

I will definitely do another 5k out of spite... and then probably never again, lol.

Jun 10, 2013 6:02:18 GMT -5 agswife said:

How did they have a course that was so poorly measured?

GOOD QUESTION. It was an inagural race with a 5k, 10k, and half... there were SO many issues with the race. 20 minute late start, etc. It was pretty pathetic but the price was right ($17) and the swag was decent (medal, shirt, beer, pint glass, good food). They definitely focused on all of the details BESIDES the race! Oh well, pretty hilarious actually

That's some pretty sweet swag! 

[sassystace]

It's a win - win. Great swag and you accomplished your goal---you didn't puke!

[Deleted]

Ugh. So frustrating! I've done 2 races like that, and I feel like I was cheated every time.

[cinco]

I would have been seriously annoyed! Nice pace though! Congrats.

[coconutbug]

Oh, that's annoying. Great job and pace though!