Sweat Your Thorns Off (Again) Virtual 5k

Last year I was disappointed both by my speed and by Virginia’s moderate weather. This year, my speed still pretty much sucked, but at least Virginia came through for me.

95* with a “feels like” of 99*. Yes, just what one needs to sweat some thorns off…

I prepared for the race by sending Beer Geek out of town, which guaranteed not enough pre-race sleep and that my run would be in the hottest part of the day when Shoo was at a friend’s house. I was ready!

Like many elite female racers, I opted to go shirtless and wore my Wave Universe racing flats (review soon!). The first mile was an easy 10:34, including a pretty major hill and not a lot of shade. Mile 2 started out at a blistering fast 9:36, but was quickly shut down by intestinal distress that necessitated a stop back at the homestead. Mile 3 was little more than a forced march by a tired overheated body. Final time? Something around 32. Sometimes you just have to celebrate that it wasn’t a DNF. (At the end, I ran the world’s slowest 100 meters as part of Jess’ Virtual Games.)