first NYC turkey trot

i ran my first NYC turkey trot.
in brooklyn.
in my park.
5 miles.




stef ran a great race.
mine was hard.
mile four killed me...thankfully it was down hill.
it took all my determination to stay the 20 feet behind stef after the water break.
but i finished with a PR..... well, at least for this distance.
i have never actually done a 5 mile race.

time: 10:30 minute miles (roughly - sorry tim, the difference between 10:37 and 10:30 just don't matter that much to me!)
while there was a chip (to record time) there was not actually a mat to register the start for the individual. so there is no way to know my personal net time..... only what time i crossed the finish line from when the race started.

it was a run to find my stating point.
now, we can start really training.
 okay, not really.
but it got me out of the starting gates.
look out brooklyn half.
we'll be ready for you this year!
although, i can't recall doing a race in shorts....that will be a change. good thing there are 7 months until we face the long stretch of ocean parkway!

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Jessie said…
I think you did amazing! Especially since you just started back...
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