D and I completed another 5k this weekend, this one circling through the old neighborhoods of Covington. It was a much smaller event – less than a quarter of the runners in the Flying Pig 5k – but still a good turnout. Although the weather was perfect when we left the house, heavy rain moved in as we drove down. And it didn’t stop. We were all drenched before the starting gun, and endured steady to hard rain the entire race. By a mile and a half in my shoes were squishing and contacts sliding around. It was also a pretty hilly course, none of the grades were steep, but there were a lot of them.
Despite the conditions I still managed to knock a minute and a half off my Pig time. My first split was around 9:40 (which was great) and I had a fairly strong finish, but I’m still struggling in that middle mile. Did I mention it was pouring, though 🙂 So, I didn’t make it under the half hour mark as planned, but that’ll be the goal next time out.
| Time | Pace (per Mile) | overall place | men’s place | division place (M 35-39) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32:19 | 10:26 | 221 / 456 | 130 / 158 | 11 / 15 |
