Jingle Jog 5k (21:04)

I feel the Jingle Jog 5K shall be my final race of the yr. Though we aren’t there but, I don’t anticipate working any extra races. Ten days out from the marathon, I had no expectations of how this is able to go. Plus, any race on Edwards, I attempt to simply “have enjoyable.” It’s good to see the group and never fear about tempo.

Earlier than the Jingle Jog 5K:

The Jingle Jog 5K began sort of late (8 AM) on a Wednesday. It may be exhausting to make among the occasions simply primarily based on conferences. (It doesn’t make sense for them to have races on weekends, as a result of there’s nearly nobody right here…myself included!).

I’m normally performed working by 8, however fortunately, there was nothing I needed to be at work for. I jogged a number of miles to the beginning (severely, the advantage of working the bottom races is I can jog to the beginning…and they’re free.). My physique nonetheless felt heavy from the marathon, however I used to be recovering effectively. I didn’t have targets or expectations, simply to have enjoyable.

Jingle Jog 5K:

The Jingle Jog 5K went alongside the paved path. Instantly into the race, I discovered myself in first place. There are quite a lot of gifted runners at Edwards, however they simply weren’t there that day. There have been a few younger boys that had been maintaining with me, and we talked for a minute. Actually, it was spectacular.

The primary mile I hit in 6:50. I used to be shocked. I bought a bit of sidetracked throughout mile two once I noticed some cool airplanes taking off. LOL, I nearly ran right into a bush. I used to be half anticipating the race course to be brief, however we hit midway in round 1.55. From there, I powered to the end. I may see the younger boys had been not more than 10 seconds behind.

I hit mile 2 in 6:55, which I used to be happy with. At this level, I may really feel the marathon in my legs, and respiration felt exhausting. I used to be simply making an attempt to deal with the end. The subsequent mile I felt like I discovered one other gear, despite the fact that, whew, was I drained. I simply wished to complete.

I completed the third mile in 6:41 and crossed the end line in 21:04.

Ideas:

Was it my quickest 5K? No. But it surely was enjoyable. I wasn’t anticipating massive issues from a race 10 days post-marathon. I wish to run these to see different native runners and have enjoyable. Plus, it’s a pleasant change from the monotonous desert.