Race Report - Borg Scale 17/20

Surprisingly fell apart at the 4.5 mile mark. But did regain enough strength to finish. I should be happy because I did meet one of my goals…

No one, including me, could complain about the weather.
Instead of rain we had sunshine!


2nd Bridge over the river

Congrats to the winner of the 10k Jeff Carman for running an amazing 5:22 pace!

Time to read this book -
Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach
and see if I can catch up to him next year!


Far Out Runner:
The guy in front of me wearing a pair of mauve swirl Lycra tights!
Race Chatter:
“I think the 10K runners start behind us." (5K Runner)
Post Race Snacks:
Banana, double shot Americano and a swing of Chocolate Soy.

Borg Scale

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Monster Mash - Race Report

I primed myself for this race - a full-fledged Fun Run. (Even leaving the Garmin and MP3 player at home.) But apparently, other runners prepared for a very serious run! (Typical for most races in Eugene, Oregon...) If you can’t run at least a 6 minute mile you will be part of the finishing stragglers.
There was even a speedy Masters runner (female) from Russia - Tatyana Pozdnyakova with a 6:20 pace.
Oh well..I dressed up as “The highway” with a serious message on my butt.


There were a lot of devils and some pirates –
but my favorites were the ZOMBIES :0


5k dog race started after us.
They called her Princess.



A butterfly???


Favorite Shirt Quote:
"I drink blood."

Race Chatter:
Do you see anyone you know?

Post Race Snacks:
Tootsie rolls, bagel chunks, apples and bananas. They were also handing out chocolate milk – but I don’t drink milk anymore.

Goody Bag:
And yet – another water bottle, Hersey kisses, Nike socks, and an Apple!

My time was a tad slower than usually. And I was extremely tired afterwards, but it was a good tired.

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