The race organizers put on a great 5K, despite the cooler
weather and howling winds. The event was
very well attended with lots of kids on the course, both running and in jogging
strollers. The organization and sponsors
were great. Some notables include
members of the CU football team who were at the start and finish line. Hopefully a lot of money was raised as this
is a very worthy cause.
My own race was not that great. I got off to a steady start with miles 1 and
2 and 10:07 and 9:43, before imploding with a t 10:50 third mile. I left it all out on the course with my heart
rate averaging 166 bpm with spikes above 170 on several sections. In fact, I set a new max heart rate at 182
bpm, which is probably not in my best interest as a 41 year old male. I finished in 31:37 which is well behind my
annual PR.
A friend of mine had a great race finishing in just under 26
minutes and taking 11th in his age group. I was planning on keeping up with him, but in
retrospect had no chance.
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