Change of Plans for this Weekend
Race 21 is going to be Sunday in SF
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
It is never too late to make a good decision. I was planning on running the 5k in Portola Valley, CA this Saturday. My running buddy Rich Stiller emailed me a couple of days ago and told me that the course is not fast. We decided to drive the course and then have lunch to talk. I have already raced 128 miles (222 miles to go) and I am just 5:57 ahead of pace (7 minutes/mile). On top of this I still have seven half marathons ahead of me. I need to average at least 21:00 or better in all my remaining 5k's and two of them are in Mexico...second race of the 15k Challenge and hot weather. Photo - running in Mexico is Hot and my best time for 5k is 21:19. It is tough just to get under 22 minutes after running 10k just 45 minutes earlier. It would be good to get close to 20 minutes or under this weekend. Bill Dunn who did run 19:53 at Zippy is not sure he can run under 20 on the Portola Valley course. So Rich and I drove the course and it is mostly downhill going out and uphill coming back. It is NOT a fast course for sure. The race starts right next to this deli. After having lunch and talking about the numbers I have decided to run the faster course. Thanks to everyone who was behind this decision.
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Race 20 Ave of Giants Half
It doesn't get any more beautiful than this
Sunday, May 6th, 2012
Ran my 20th race of the year this morning...the Ave of the Giants Half marthon. I placed 22nd overall out of about 1100 runners and was first 60 plus. Coming down after the half way turn around point. Most everybody parks down by the river. The race starts off an exit off the freeway. Right in the middle of the Redwoods. This always reminds me of Woodstock. Getting warmed up. Just about 5 minutes before the start. The race director brings us to the starting line. And we are off...I ran my first mile in 6:47 and it felt easy. No 1617 was first woman at the end and third overall. First 50 plus in the half. I was just behind Greg at the three mile mark and then he pulled away. Good interview with him for the movie. I finished in 1:32:47. I just need to get in a few longer runs (like 15 milers) before my next half which is Fontana the first part of June. Right after finishing. Photos by Catherine Cross Ujena Fit Club We talked with a lot of runners at the finish. It was a special day because it was also Michael's 37th birthday. We got tons of good footage this weekend... Really enjoy having Waitman on our crew at most of the races...
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