It was a beautiful morning for the Abe's Amble at the IL State Fairgrounds. Jeremy made the trek over from Champaign and we carpooled from my house.
We got there early enough for Jeremy to get in his pre-race dump and pick up our packets.
My number for the event was 1045. For those of you that know, that's pretty cool.
It was still really nice at the start of the race. The event was chipped timed, so we had to tie a chip to our shoelaces. It was small, and I forgot it was there.
I started out pretty well. I wanted to try and run the race in 48 minutes.
I heard the first time barked out at mile 1, "7:45"! I was right on target, I mean RIGHT on target. So, I was feeling pretty happy.
The rest of the race went well. I didn't pay that much attention to my watch. I set it to count down from 48 minutes, instead of a stopwatch mode.
I took water everytime it was offered. It began to sit a bit heavy at mile 5.
As the miles wound down, I looked at my watch and knew I would have to pick the pace up to reach my goal. My legs felt pretty good, even as we re-entered the fairgrounds for the final sprint.
I looked at my watch as we passed the "6" mile marker. It would be close!!
I did my best to get a finishing kick going, but just didn't have enough in the tank. I felt like I might hurl, so I eased up a bit.
I crossed the finish line at about 48:21. But, this is a chip timed race, so my time was 48:16. A new P.R.!
Jeremy finshed up in about 51 minutes and we headed over to refuel and have a cold drink.
I gave him the scenic tour of the "I", and we enjoyed a few beers in my garage before he headed east.
Overall, I felt very good about my performance. This is a tough course and the SRRC people did a wonderful job with the race. I haven't a complaint.
We got there early enough for Jeremy to get in his pre-race dump and pick up our packets.
My number for the event was 1045. For those of you that know, that's pretty cool.
It was still really nice at the start of the race. The event was chipped timed, so we had to tie a chip to our shoelaces. It was small, and I forgot it was there.
I started out pretty well. I wanted to try and run the race in 48 minutes.
I heard the first time barked out at mile 1, "7:45"! I was right on target, I mean RIGHT on target. So, I was feeling pretty happy.
The rest of the race went well. I didn't pay that much attention to my watch. I set it to count down from 48 minutes, instead of a stopwatch mode.
I took water everytime it was offered. It began to sit a bit heavy at mile 5.
As the miles wound down, I looked at my watch and knew I would have to pick the pace up to reach my goal. My legs felt pretty good, even as we re-entered the fairgrounds for the final sprint.
I looked at my watch as we passed the "6" mile marker. It would be close!!
I did my best to get a finishing kick going, but just didn't have enough in the tank. I felt like I might hurl, so I eased up a bit.
I crossed the finish line at about 48:21. But, this is a chip timed race, so my time was 48:16. A new P.R.!
Jeremy finshed up in about 51 minutes and we headed over to refuel and have a cold drink.
I gave him the scenic tour of the "I", and we enjoyed a few beers in my garage before he headed east.
Overall, I felt very good about my performance. This is a tough course and the SRRC people did a wonderful job with the race. I haven't a complaint.
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