Monday, June 27, 2016

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

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