CASA 5K
Granny and Buelito arrived last night (past Magda's bed time) to watch her in the morning while Jfer and I ran in the Austin CASA 5K. Since I started running this spring, my goal for the year has been to do a 5K in under 30 minutes. I ran in the Cops & Joggers 5K in July and it took me 30:10 - just barely over my goal but with a (for me) decent 9:40/M pace. So I searched around and figured that the CASA 5K would be the perfect race. It's for a great cause, a cooler time of year, and it took place at the Domain, mere minutes from our house (and I hate getting up early to be at some faraway race). I even managed to squeeze in a practice run in Houston this Thursday - taking the bus to get to Memorial Park, no less.
Well, it turned out that I read the race time wrong and we showed up an hour early (Jfer still hasn't learned to double-check me on everything). So we did some early-morning window shopping at the Domain - there is a lot of cops pacing there in the dark. We picked up our chips, waited for the kids' 1K and then lined up towards the front of the pack.
The race went well. All of it was on the Domain/IBM property and fairly flat. I learned from my previous 5K and started out nice and easy. My plan was to stick with someone who looked experienced and going about my speed and then let them pace me. I eventually found some lady who looked like she knew what she was doing and managed to not be left behind. Then she started fading past the 2nd mile and I had to run the rest of it "on my own" and even managed to pass someone on the final uphill. In the end, I ran the entire thing, finishing 6th in my age group with a time of 26:24 or 8:31/M pace. Jfer also finished great at 29:40. I'm very happy with these results and hope to do another under-30 5K when I run relay in the Longhorn Triathlon.
Meanwhile, Magda had a blast at the house with Buelito and Granny. After we came back from the 5K and did breakfast at CJ, they expressed disappointment that they didn't get to spend enough time with her. So Jfer and I took this opportunity to see the Bourne Ultimatum while they did some more bonding with her. One couldn't ask for a better Sunday.
Well, it turned out that I read the race time wrong and we showed up an hour early (Jfer still hasn't learned to double-check me on everything). So we did some early-morning window shopping at the Domain - there is a lot of cops pacing there in the dark. We picked up our chips, waited for the kids' 1K and then lined up towards the front of the pack.
The race went well. All of it was on the Domain/IBM property and fairly flat. I learned from my previous 5K and started out nice and easy. My plan was to stick with someone who looked experienced and going about my speed and then let them pace me. I eventually found some lady who looked like she knew what she was doing and managed to not be left behind. Then she started fading past the 2nd mile and I had to run the rest of it "on my own" and even managed to pass someone on the final uphill. In the end, I ran the entire thing, finishing 6th in my age group with a time of 26:24 or 8:31/M pace. Jfer also finished great at 29:40. I'm very happy with these results and hope to do another under-30 5K when I run relay in the Longhorn Triathlon.
Meanwhile, Magda had a blast at the house with Buelito and Granny. After we came back from the 5K and did breakfast at CJ, they expressed disappointment that they didn't get to spend enough time with her. So Jfer and I took this opportunity to see the Bourne Ultimatum while they did some more bonding with her. One couldn't ask for a better Sunday.
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