The Salt Lake City Track Club 30th Annual 30K Winter Series is over. And I did it! I ran the 15K on Saturday in 1 hour 42 minutes and a couple seconds. Which sounds like a very long time, but is really an 11 minute/mile pace over the 9.3 mile course. So not bad for someone with the opposite of a runner’s body.
Not bad? Who am I kidding? That is FREAKIN’ AWESOME!! (Hey, I’d rather look like a runner, but since I don’t, I gotta brag somewhere). The “medal” they gave out was pretty cool, though. It made Sally and Susan think I’d won. And really, that’s all that matters.
Here are 5 things I am sure of:
1. I have finally joined the ranks of the serious runners, or maybe that’s the seriously well-insulated? Either way, it felt great to run in a tank top in 40 degree weather.
2. People who are are ahead of me, walking, really do deserve to die. If you’re going to be ahead of me, have the decency to at least look like you are suffering.
3. Running with a womanly complaint is even worse than running on a normal day.
4. It is best not to eat beans the night before a race, even if they are Cafe Rio Beans.
5. Even though a marathon is not in my future (my knees still hurt), there are plenty of 10K and 10 mile races around. Next I’m going to run in the Rex Lee Run to raise money for cancer research at Brigham Young University. Rex Lee was president of BYU when Dick and I were first there. I didn’t know him, of course, but cancer is always a good thing to run against.
Even if you don’t want to run yourself, you can honor a cancer fighter and have a runner bear the name of your cancer fighter.
It’s pretty sad running alone. If anyone would like to join me, and will be in the Provo, Utah area on March 15, (and if you run a nice, leisurely 11 minute mile), give me a call!
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The bean image is not cool.
I’m very proud of you.
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i just meant that i felt quite uncomfortable. nothing else. no other images.
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well, you’ve given us all some things to think about. and avoid when running a 15K. You are so great! Thanks for showing me how it’s done. Hopefully we can go running together when you come visit.
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This past summer Mike and I tried to get better at running. He has to run a mile and a half in 9 minutes and 15 sec. to get the full points on his Air Force fitness test (which he has to take every year). He got pretty close. It was inspiring to me because he has never been a runner before. I never got very good. I wasn’t ever very good in cross country either. Anyway, I am impressed with your dedication and with how well you ran! That is cool. When did you start running? Have you always run?
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YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION! maybe that is what i should do to loose my baby weight. hmmmm, or not
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My sister lives in Spanish Fork, but she’s not really the running type.
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We’re visiting Utah to see (and play in) snow the following week. Park City? I think. I’ve got a friend who is currently fighting stage 3 breast cancer – so on her behalf – thanks for running!
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