kodi
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This is the fourth time I've run this stinking course. It is said we become wiser with age but either I haven't reached that age yet or it's not true. If I were wiser, I'd run the 5K instead off the 10K. It's 3.1 miles up and 3.1 miles down. My first mile was okay but the second mile kicked my butt. After about 1.75 miles the course kind of levels for about 1/2 mile then it's a gradual climb to the turnaround. My return time was 6 minutes faster than the up time and inspite of my efforts to catch the 5 people in front of me, I finished last....3rd in the 55+ AG and was the oldest runner. My time was 1:10:29, six minutes slower than last year. After downloading my Garmin I tried to figure out what is going on with my running. Using the standard MAX HR calculation 220-age, my max should be 149. Except for the first two miles my HR stayed at 145. The first two miles were way over, like 166 and 158. Using the other method 205-1/2 age my max would be 170. With that I was between 80-85% Max. Either way, I think it was a hard effort and a little disappointed with my time.
On the bright side for me, my 12 year old grandson, my daughter and my buddy all ran the 5K. Jimmy finished 2nd overall in 18:12 (beat by the same 46 year old that beat him in Laughlin), my daughter finished in 24:32 for 1st in her AG and Ron finished 23:23 for 3rd in his AG. The AGs are not the normal 5 or 10 year breaks. Ended up the 5K course on 3 different Garmins measursed 2.88 miles and the 10K on mine was 6.17.
I'm ready to give up on this running stuff. Maybe I should stick to biking and swimming.
On the bright side for me, my 12 year old grandson, my daughter and my buddy all ran the 5K. Jimmy finished 2nd overall in 18:12 (beat by the same 46 year old that beat him in Laughlin), my daughter finished in 24:32 for 1st in her AG and Ron finished 23:23 for 3rd in his AG. The AGs are not the normal 5 or 10 year breaks. Ended up the 5K course on 3 different Garmins measursed 2.88 miles and the 10K on mine was 6.17.
I'm ready to give up on this running stuff. Maybe I should stick to biking and swimming.