Leftover Notes from Race Weekend

A few random pieces of noteworthy junk that are leftover after my profane verbal-vomit from last weekend’s events :

• Run Racing

I need to give credit where it’s due.  Despite my miserable personal performance, this was a wonderful race.  Everything from packet pick up, course support, to the race swag was perfection.  All ill-thoughts towards Long Beach stem only from my poor planning, mental game, and execution.

• Live Track

If you were tracking me race day – thanks!  Really, you’re awesome.

I’m sorry for unintentionally giving you shit-pace anxiety, and please don’t think I’m the worst runner in the history of the world.  Live Track showed something dumb like 8:20 pace at 10K, then 10:40 something, then 8:__ again, and high 10 again.  Untrue.  The mats must have been marked wrong or something – here are my ACTUAL splits :

How’s that for some nasty positive splits?  I promise not to attempt to “bank time” ever again.

• Recovery

Everyone knows it’s important to treat your body nicely after a hard workout like running dragging ass through 26.2 miles.

Around these parts mimosas > protein shakes, and ocean soaks > ice baths.

Two out of two sweaty PR Failures agree!

 

• Old Standby (iPod Shuffle)

No, not an old fling you call when you’re in a dry spell.  Something about getting hitched rules that and most all other fun&scandalous escapades out.  Bummer.

I’m talking about my 2nd Generation iPod Shuffle, circa 2008.  Bad boy still works like a champ despite years of abuse and probably a thousand of hours of use.  HELLO it survived the Monsoon Marathon (yes I left it on the whole time) and is still in perfect working order.

… I’ll probably lose it next week after saying that.

The Phillips ear buds are from Target – $5-10 if you catch them on sale.

 

• Redemption

I’ll get my Sub4, someday.  You know me better than to think I’d break up with the marathon on that note, don’t you?

Until then, I’ve got a few races coming up to distract me.  Like the Chapman 5K with Team Sparkle this weekend.  Oh yes, I’m going all obnoxiously sparkly/colorful on you.

I’ve still got a bit of quad soreness, so this will probably be a “I look too cute to be running hard” kind of race.  Fine with me.

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The Operation Jack/Richard Leary 6-hour Challenge on October 30th.  This is an “ultra” race on a one-mile loop where you just run however many laps you feel like during the 6-hour time limit.  So if I want to sprint a mile and nap in the grass the rest of the time, that’s cool. 

We’ll see how it goes.

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The Athleta/Iron Girl 10K!  Come run this one with me!  I’m actually pretty excited to tackle the 10K distance – it’s been almost a year since I last raced it, and I’ve never had a good performance.  Sounds like a small taste of redemption itself ;)

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We’ve got visitors galore this weekend – as in I may have accidentally triple-booked our spare room and had to go get an air mattress from Target…  Hehe, woops.

Lots of fun&excitement&people&beer… and one bathroom.  Happy Weekend :)

Sarah OUaL