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“I just felt like running” Virtual 5k Report

March 6, 2011 by MCM Mama 20 Comments

Detroit Runner is hosting a Virtual 5k.  We all know I can’t resist a race, so of course I was in!

I went into this “race” with a few goals.  Speed has been missing from my life lately and I wasn’t sure I could bring it for a virtual race, but I decided to give it a shot.

Goals:
D. Finish the race feeling good.  I’ve been plagued with lead legs lately and I have a cold, so I just wanted to finish happy.
C. Finish with an average pace of 10:00 minute miles. 
B. Finish under 30 minutes.
A. Finish under 29 or even faster without puking.

Short story:  28:50 and no puking.

Long story:
Mile 1: I wanted to run at least 4 miles, so I wasn’t sure if the first mile was going to be a warmup or part of the race.  I started easy, but was pleased when the first mile showed 9:54.  I was having a little trouble breathing and I was hocking loogies in a manner to make a teenage boy proud, but my legs felt great and the first mile felt easy.
Mile 2: I decided to pick it up and see what happened.  Despite some wheezing, I was pleasantly surprised to consistently see 8’s showing up on garmin.  Apparently, when my legs feel good, I don’t need oxygen to run. ;o)  8:53
Mile 3: I wanted to run mile 3 faster than mile 2, so I picked it up a bit more.  Garmin was consistently showing between 8:35-8:40. I was pretty psyched.  It was going to be a great 5k considering the cold and my lack of speed lately.  And it was, right up until 2.8 miles.  Apparently, keeping that pace up a hill with a cold pushed me over the threshold and my body started yelling “Mayday, Mayday! Need oxygen here!”.  I ended up finishing mile 3 in 9:02.
Mile 3.1:  I tried to keep moving, but I’d passed the point of being able to dig deep.  Oops.

Final time: 28:50!  Thanks for the race, Jeff!

After the “race”, I ran a really slow cool down mile and then headed home for our busy day.  I took a quick shower and threw on some clothes and my Vibrams.   After dropping Shoo off at a birthday party, we took Jones to his last soccer game of the indoor season.  His team only had 6 players, so he played the entire game.  They lost by a pretty significant margin, but they played an amazing second half considering how exhausted they were.

I then got to do some intervals in my Vibrams.  Shoo wanted to bike and he’s still on training wheels.  This translates to biking too slowly for me to bike with him, so I ran beside him in my Vibrams (and jeans LOL, thank goodness for spandex in today’s jeans).  So, I got in another mile of running in the Vibrams.  They felt awesome the whole time!

Beer Geek and I then went out to dinner with friends at our favorite place, Mad Fox Brewery.  So, my day was running shoes to Vibrams to high heels.  Every day should go that way.  ;o)

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  1. Claire says

    March 6, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    Way to meet your goals!! And not puking is ALWAYS a good thing!Heading out to do my virtual right now!

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  2. Claire says

    March 6, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    Way to meet your goals!! And not puking is ALWAYS a good thing!Heading out to do my virtual right now!

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  3. Lisa says

    March 6, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    woooohooo you finished under 29 without puking…for the win!

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  4. Lisa says

    March 6, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    woooohooo you finished under 29 without puking…for the win!

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  5. Michelle says

    March 6, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Nice job on finishing under 29! And I love that your day included running shoes, Vibrams and heals!

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  6. Michelle says

    March 6, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Nice job on finishing under 29! And I love that your day included running shoes, Vibrams and heals!

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  7. Julie says

    March 6, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    Nice job on the virtual 5K! I have been a little MIA lately and hadn't seen Jeff's posting. Awesome job!

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  8. Julie says

    March 6, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    Nice job on the virtual 5K! I have been a little MIA lately and hadn't seen Jeff's posting. Awesome job!

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  9. Detroit Runner(Jeff) says

    March 6, 2011 at 3:41 pm

    Haha! Great report. I'm just glad that you did not puke.

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  10. Detroit Runner(Jeff) says

    March 6, 2011 at 3:41 pm

    Haha! Great report. I'm just glad that you did not puke.

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  11. ajh says

    March 6, 2011 at 4:19 pm

    Sounds like a great day! Congrats on the successful race.

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  12. ajh says

    March 6, 2011 at 4:19 pm

    Sounds like a great day! Congrats on the successful race.

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  13. Beth says

    March 6, 2011 at 11:16 pm

    Congrats on your race! I'm impressed that you pushed yourself to your A goal and had a great time!

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  14. Beth says

    March 6, 2011 at 11:16 pm

    Congrats on your race! I'm impressed that you pushed yourself to your A goal and had a great time!

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  15. Marlene says

    March 7, 2011 at 12:05 am

    Way to go on the virtual 5K!

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  16. Marlene says

    March 7, 2011 at 12:05 am

    Way to go on the virtual 5K!

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  17. Jamoosh says

    March 7, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    You definitely earned your beer!

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  18. Jamoosh says

    March 7, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    You definitely earned your beer!

    Reply
  19. greekmelie says

    March 10, 2011 at 8:20 pm

    fast! and no puking! now go get the beer! 🙂

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  20. greekmelie says

    March 10, 2011 at 8:20 pm

    fast! and no puking! now go get the beer! 🙂

    Reply
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