A PR at Jim Click Run & Roll 8k!
(But first, I'm so excited! Live is coming to town, and I'm going to see them, woo hoo! I have an extra ticket, if anyone is interested.)
(And second, I had a whole post written early this morning, and the computer ate it, argh!)
Yesterday's race was a blast. I ran the whole thing (last year I had to walk parts) and set a PR for the distance. We completed it in 55:30 (the results say I finished 8 seconds behind Paki, but we crossed together), an 11:10-minute-mile pace. The best part? I still had a great kick in me at the finish. We sprinted the last part together.
The bad parts? In addition to the cheering sections being, I don't know, less...cheerful...than last year, the first water station was out of water and the second was out of cups. Argh! After careful thought, I decided to leave my trusty water bottle at home that morning, even though I usually down 20 oz of water per hour while running. I did drink a serving of Accelerade before the race, though, and I think that's what got me to the finish in such great shape.
I spent the first two miles filling Paki in on the details of my life, the third getting an update from Paki, the fourth breathing hard and the fifth listening to Paki and a fellow runner chat while I slowly sped up. I knew I was getting close to the finish, and I was excited!
I got to meet fellow Arizona blogger Phil, who was as nice in person as he is on his blog. He's got a great recap and pictures on his blog.
After hanging around so Mike (who set a PR, woo hoo!) could get his award (placed first in his age group, woo hoo!), Kiera, Mike, the kids, Lucas (a really nice, really fast runner who regularly trains with MIke) and I went to brunch.
All in all, a great day, a great race and lots of fun.
Comments
Congratulations!!! that is SO cool you PR'd and the photos are fantastic! definetely framable!
Posted by: neese | October 2, 2006 12:44 PM
Congrats on a PR!! And having some good catch up time!
Posted by: Jessica | October 2, 2006 01:44 PM
Congrats on the PR!!!! And on meeting fellow bloggers.
Posted by: Renee | October 2, 2006 01:56 PM
Great job! It's awesome to hear you sound so happy after a race.
Posted by: Ginger Breadman | October 2, 2006 02:05 PM
YAHOOOO! Great job! Congrats on the PR... One of these days I'll be running right along side you and Paki!
Posted by: christina | October 2, 2006 02:41 PM
You are an inspiration! I love reading about your running; it is a great motivater to me on the days that I don't feel so motivated!
Posted by: Amanda | October 2, 2006 04:18 PM
What a great picture, just as great as the run!
Posted by: olga | October 2, 2006 04:24 PM
Congrats! Love the pics! You're smokin' : )
Posted by: Sarah | October 2, 2006 04:44 PM
It looks like you had a nice time!! Congrats on the PR!
Posted by: Run, Momma, Run | October 2, 2006 06:44 PM
Great sprint to the finish Angie. I really enjoyed talking with you and Mike after the race. There are certainly a lot of very fast people in Tucson.
Congrats on your PR!
Posted by: Phil | October 2, 2006 09:37 PM
Congratulations. Looks like everyone is PRing and having great races these days.
Posted by: Thomas | October 3, 2006 02:15 AM
Live? I'm in. How far is Arizona from Canada? ;P
Posted by: warren | October 3, 2006 04:19 AM
Nice job and congrats on the pr!
Posted by: D | October 3, 2006 06:40 AM
Great job Angie! The race photos are cool.
Posted by: ShoreTurtle | October 3, 2006 07:40 AM
I forgot to mention. Live rocks. I saw them in Atlanta a couple of years ago--they put on a great show.
Posted by: ShoreTurtle | October 3, 2006 07:41 AM
Live is good. Though the last time we saw them was like 10 years ago... Yikes.
Great race, congrats!
Posted by: jank | October 3, 2006 01:39 PM
Nice job on the PR!
Posted by: Steve | October 3, 2006 01:53 PM
yay! besides the aid station glitches, sounded like a perfect race day.
Posted by: miki | October 3, 2006 03:47 PM
Nice job Angie! Nice picture as well.
Posted by: Rob | October 3, 2006 08:10 PM
Looking Strong....keep on rockin!!
Posted by: Ryan | October 4, 2006 05:16 AM
Great job Angie! You look like you are having a blast in the pictures!
Posted by: backofpack | October 4, 2006 07:13 AM
congrats on the PR and the finishing kick!
Posted by: josh | October 4, 2006 10:45 AM
Yay! Fun in the sun! Great pics.
Posted by: Tanya | October 4, 2006 04:26 PM
Looks like you girls are having fun:-)
Posted by: steph | October 4, 2006 05:26 PM
Well done on the PR! Great photos, too!
Posted by: Sarah Elaine | October 5, 2006 07:22 PM
Great job on the PR! Those are some awesome pics, mine NEVER look that good!
Posted by: Rae | October 8, 2006 09:17 AM