Made it to the run after a too short Friday night's sleep. Arrived in time to register and take a look around--yes, they really were going to have the finish at the TOP of the hill, in front of the Peace Pagoda itself. Back down to the parking lot, where I got the very Buddhist robes colored T-shirt offered, and then hooked up with Ivan G. It was chilly, and I wasn't keen to go down to one layer on top, so in the end I put the new T on top of my running shirt. This was probably a good compromise, though on the last mile I wished I were carrying nothing (I'd taken the saffron T off by then).
It was a great run, and I'll post more about it in my LJ. There were apparently about 150-200 runners (including the barefoot gal from the Monson half, and a few other faces I think I recognised), and while Ivan and I started together, I pulled away after about a mile. Couldn't tell how many ahead, but I seemed to have a nice balance of picking people off and being passed. In the end, arrived in 15th place with a time I'm happy with, considering the course.
Time: 36:21
Speed: 8.12 mph
Distance: 4.92 miles (sic)
Comment: this is a MUST-DO next year, and a good practice course too. I felt sore the way one would expect, given how little prep I'd gotten, and I'm still just getting by. But it encourages me for the summer -- basic conditioning seems to be keeping up, more or less. Might need new shoes before Japan though.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Cave Hill Classic
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It's a Garmin Forerunner 201. Sort of like a very clunky wristwatch. Works very well as a run recorder, and can store a few years of runs with lap breakdowns, etc. But download functions are very PC-oriented (word is they're working on a Tiger interface, but not hunted for it yet); I use it in a pretty simple way as a stopwatch and distance tracker.
Got it with frequent buyer miles; wouldn't have splashed out otherwise, I don't think. I see them on other runners at gatherings, so I think it's pretty average.
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