Twilight 5k Recap
A long busy week for both work and CRC stuff kept me from
thinking too much about the Twilight 5k last Friday night.
This was a probably a good thing for me. Otherwise, I would
just over “think” it.
Ran a nice warm up over the course with Summor, Billy, and
Paul. The new course has just two real turns on it. The first one was on Tremount,
and the second was on back on to Tryon. Running over the course beforehand, I
liked how it was laid out. Although, I did notice that it was slightly uphill
going back toward the uptown.
The race was to start at 7 AM, but we all got a flash email
saying the start would be delayed to 7:15. This was pushed back even further. I
am guessing we started closer to 7:35.
Standing around is tough. My heart rate drops and my body starts
to cool off. What am saying is – “I am finding it much tougher to go from 0 to
60 these days”.
Finally, the cops loaded up their vehicles and Tim gave us the
countdown to 0. Just before the start, I took one last glance over to see where
Spada and Cory were standing. The start was quick. Cory moved over in front of
me so I immediately made my way to his shoulder. At the Skyline 5k Cory jumped
out fast. I felt like I had to work overtime to make up the difference. This
time I wanted to stick much closer to him.
The entire first mile Cory would surge. Then, I would pull
back the distance. Just after the mile, I started to pull ahead. I didn’t want
to look back because I knew either he or Spada would be chasing hard. Making the
turn on Tremount, Billy was right in front of me. Rather than worry about
someone catching me, I wanted to run after Billy. I pulled even and then
dropped back before we made the turn back on Tryon. I pulled even again with
Billy but he surged back ahead. My legs were starting to struggle a bit. Billy
is about 5 yards ahead of me. We cross over West Blvd. I hear people
yelling. We cross over Morehead. This guy, who was mostly dressed in black, went flying
past me and by Billy. Tim was setting in the middle of the road. Billy passes on
one side while I pass on the other. My legs are building up with lactic acid. I
know my done stamp is coming soon. The burning question, can I hold on?
Any second, I am half expecting either Spada or Cory to come
sprinting by me. At three miles, I can now see finish line. I work to find
another gear. The finish draws closer. I concentrate on Billy’s back and use
him to “will” myself to sprint for the finish.
My Garmin reads 17:38 which is good for 5 overall and 1st
Male Masters. Along with it Paul, Billy, and I came the open Men’s team award
for TrySports.
Given what conditions could have been, the storms blowing
through cooled the temperatures down a little but left most of us feeling moist
and muggy race.
The age group awards were awesome. The flashing trophies are
pretty unique. Everyone seem to want one including me.
Aside from the rain delay, it was a rather nice evening.
Sharing one thought at time,
The Cool Down Runner
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