Vineyard 5k Recap

beautiful setting, but those hills!

Last week I managed one treadmill workout, a 5k, and 3 coop work days (more on those tomorrow).

The 5k was run on the paved access roads that run through an area vineyard. It was very scenic, but also probably one of the hilliest races I've ever run. And I was not prepared at all- the course description neglected to mention the extent of the hills.

So many hills. Most of the uphills were in the first half of the race with one short section of flattish road kind of in the middle. The course was out and back, so at least we got to run down all those hills we ran up, though there were still some uphills in the second half as well. I ended up running most of the race with another runner, and I think I ran it harder than I would have if it had just been me. If it had just been me, there would have been more (and longer) walk breaks. Running partners really can be beneficial- one of these days I'll have the time to find one.

you can just see the road behind the tree, following the curve between the two hills

it looks mild, but looks are deceiving

The race started up a long, steep hill, which was not fun, but we got to finish down that same hill, so it was actually a great finish. The great finish didn't make up for the tough course though. Even the top finishers didn't have fast times. That said, I would probably do this race again if I was incorporating hill work in my workouts on a regular basis.

I ran 3.14 miles in 39:10, which is a 12:28 pace. Not my fastest time ever, but also not my worst time, surprisingly. I've run slower 5ks depending on terrain and whether I'm pushing a jogger with a baby in it. It was overcast and humid, with a slight breeze. Sunshine probably would have meant slightly lower humidity levels, but also higher temps than we already suffered through. Summer is just not great running weather here.
1st mile: 13:05
2nd mile:12:00
3rd mile:12:49

15th race of 2016

Month	Event	Time
January	New Year’s Day 5k	33:01
February	Frostbite 5k	37:37
February	Mud Run	1:35:37
March	4k Walk	33:19
March	March 5k	33:49
March	Pi Day Virtual 5k	1:01:30
March	Obstacle Race	44:06
April	Glow Run	35:16
April	April 5k	41:15
April	Evening Run	34:59
May	May 5k	35:18
May	Evening Cross Country Race	43:17
June	June 5k	39:21
June	1 Mile Glow Run	11:38
June	Vineyard 5k	39:10

27th race towards my 40 by 40 goal

	Date	Event	Distance	Event Type
1.	July 2015	4th of July 5k	5k	Pregnant
2.	August	4 Mile Fun Run	4 miles	Road Race
3.	September	All Terrain	5k	Mixed surface
4.	October	Hill Valley Half	13.1 miles	Virtual half marathon
5.	October	Corn Maze 5k	5k	Corn Maze
6.	October	Kilted Trail 5k	5k	Kilted race
7.	November	Trail Half	13.6 miles	Trail Half
8.	November	Turkey Trot	5k	Road Race
9.	December	Veteran’s 5k	5k	Mixed surface
10.	December	Army Virtual Marathon	26.23 miles	Virtual marathon
11.	January 2016	New Year’s Day 5k	5k	Road race
12.	February	Frostbite 5k	5k	Cross country race
13.	February	Mud Run	4.8 miles	Mud run
14.	March	4k Walk	4k	Walk
15.	March	March 5k	5k	Road race
16.	March	Pi Day Virtual 5k	5k	Virtual 5k Walk
17.	March	10 mile race	Not applicable	Water stop volunteer
18.	March	Obstacle Race	5k	Obstacle run
19.	April	Glow Run	5k	Glow Run, 1st of 2 races in 12 hours
20.	April	April 5k	5k	Pushing jogger, 2nd of 2 races in 12 hours
21.	April	Evening Run	5k	Evening run
22.	May	10k Kayak Race	10k	Kayak race
23.	May	May 5k	5k	1st of 2 races in same day
24.	May	Evening CC Race	5k	Evening cross country, 2nd of 2 races in same day
25.	June	June 5k	5k	Pushing jogger, 1st of 2 races in same day
26.	June	1 Mile Glow Run	1 mile	Pushing jogger with both boys, 2nd of 2 races in same day, glow run
27.	June	Vineyard 5k	5k	Vineyard run