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First off let me say that in global running news, I was so inspired by the Chicago Marathon last weekend.
1) Kelvin Kiptum set a new marathon world record finishing in just over two hours. One of his mile splits was 4:18! Who even runs a mile that fast? And it was his 22nd mile of the day!
2) Jeannie Rice set a world record 3:34 marathon for the women's 75-80 age group. THE 75-80 AGE GROUP.
3) A non-binary division was added this year. There were some stupid internet comments about how women's sports need to be "protected" from trans/non-binary competitors, but an equal number of good comments... the fact is, running is for everyone and we love divisions, we'll set them up all over the place. Also the non-binary winner was 25 minutes behind the women's winner so it's hard to argue that this is about "protecting" women's sports. Just let everybody run.
That said I ran my own personal best 5K this morning... 30:01! Yeah, still not under 30 minutes. But I think it's achievable now. I saw this race pop up on the calendar months ago but I honestly hadn't been running at all, or doing anything. I was out of shape! Going to the gym sometimes but not much. So I got in GEAR about six weeks ago and started running again. At first it was like starting over... I'd walk a block, jog a block. But since I'd been in decent shape about a year ago I wasn't too far off. I also ran 5-6 days a week instead of every-other-day like I used to, since I knew from the past that if I run every day my endurance goes up pretty quickly. I was up to jogging the whole 3 miles in two weeks, and just extended a bit from there, running 6K on the weekends, or trying to go as fast as practical on the 4K runs.
Maybe I could get in under 30 minutes? This race was tough in sections - the last km was uphill and against a CRAZY wind!
Oh and I got to add to my "who's passing me?" bingo card. Since I'm a pretty slow runner, I keep track of the craziest passers when I do a big race.
It now consists of...
1) A very old person (check)
2) A very young person (check! like, under 10 years old, every time)
3) A couple holding hands (ewe. also check)
4) Someone pushing a stroller or wagon (check)
5) Someone actively eating snacks (not this race)
6) A heavily pregnant woman (not this race but seriously it happens all the time)
7) Anyone in costume (not this race, awe)
8) Someone wearing jeans (new addition - CHECK!)
9) over enthusiastic cheerleader (me)
The cooler temps were perfect for running, too. It feels cold since it's the first day in the 40s of the season, but running was great.
1) Kelvin Kiptum set a new marathon world record finishing in just over two hours. One of his mile splits was 4:18! Who even runs a mile that fast? And it was his 22nd mile of the day!
2) Jeannie Rice set a world record 3:34 marathon for the women's 75-80 age group. THE 75-80 AGE GROUP.
3) A non-binary division was added this year. There were some stupid internet comments about how women's sports need to be "protected" from trans/non-binary competitors, but an equal number of good comments... the fact is, running is for everyone and we love divisions, we'll set them up all over the place. Also the non-binary winner was 25 minutes behind the women's winner so it's hard to argue that this is about "protecting" women's sports. Just let everybody run.
That said I ran my own personal best 5K this morning... 30:01! Yeah, still not under 30 minutes. But I think it's achievable now. I saw this race pop up on the calendar months ago but I honestly hadn't been running at all, or doing anything. I was out of shape! Going to the gym sometimes but not much. So I got in GEAR about six weeks ago and started running again. At first it was like starting over... I'd walk a block, jog a block. But since I'd been in decent shape about a year ago I wasn't too far off. I also ran 5-6 days a week instead of every-other-day like I used to, since I knew from the past that if I run every day my endurance goes up pretty quickly. I was up to jogging the whole 3 miles in two weeks, and just extended a bit from there, running 6K on the weekends, or trying to go as fast as practical on the 4K runs.
Maybe I could get in under 30 minutes? This race was tough in sections - the last km was uphill and against a CRAZY wind!
Oh and I got to add to my "who's passing me?" bingo card. Since I'm a pretty slow runner, I keep track of the craziest passers when I do a big race.
It now consists of...
1) A very old person (check)
2) A very young person (check! like, under 10 years old, every time)
3) A couple holding hands (ewe. also check)
4) Someone pushing a stroller or wagon (check)
5) Someone actively eating snacks (not this race)
6) A heavily pregnant woman (not this race but seriously it happens all the time)
7) Anyone in costume (not this race, awe)
8) Someone wearing jeans (new addition - CHECK!)
9) over enthusiastic cheerleader (me)
The cooler temps were perfect for running, too. It feels cold since it's the first day in the 40s of the season, but running was great.
