2009 Barrington Firefighters Memorial 5k

5k road race

20:07, 13th place

May 24, 2009

Barrington, RI

"Wait here, I'll be back in 20 minutes" I said to my kids before I walked to the starting line. Turns out, they know how to read, and pointed out to me that I was late. By the by, yes, someone was watching them while I was running.

This was a fun run through the small town. While it attracted some good runners, I wonder how I would have done with better timing. I decided to leave my watch at home and just run what felt right. I came through the first mile, being told it was 5:40, and the second mile in 12 minutes. There was no way either of these were right, as I felt like I was running 6:30 to 6:40 pace - my usual 5k pace. Turns out I was right and the clock at the end had me right on schedule.

Next time I'm bringing a watch.

Return to the track

Monday, I returned to track workouts for my first speedwork in half a year.  I don't know how I got by without them for so long; they are my favorite run of the week, and the workouts make me so much stronger - and faster.

It was good to see old friends there.  Some of them, people that you can miss for months and immediately relate to you when you return.  "How's the running been", "When's the next race", "Are you getting a burrito after the workout".  Seemingly shallow questions, but this is what we do, and it is important to us.  So there is meaning and interest there.