Omaha Marathon - 10k

Hand crafter finisher medals. They were given to us at the finish line by Marines in full dress uniforms. Pretty cool!

Apparently I have short term memory loss when it comes to races. During the race I have all these observations and thoughts that I want to write about but then forget it all once I get home. Some races I cant even remember the course. This one was like that.. I remember all the people at the start, mile 3 when they yelled out our time and I thought we were doing pretty good, runners stopping to high five a group of cute little girls with cow bells, and Chris's never ending chatter.

6.2 miles of Chris yakking away.

If you know Chris you know that he rarely talks, even to me, so the never ending stream of him talking while running is quite funny. I thought it might stop after 3 miles since he has never run farther than that but even a 10k couldn't slow him down.

But really I am not complaining. It does help, it does push me, and it is really nice to run with him. Ill miss him in my upcoming races.

There was one runner that stuck with me because she was wearing a customized garbage bag with her numbers pinned on the front. She had cut the arm holes into a short sleeve shirt, it was fitted through the body, and even longer in the tail. It really was awesome except for the swishing... swish, swish , swish, swish is all you could hear within a 50 foot radius of her. The swishing did help me have a fast mile. I had to get away from it!

The two photos above are all I have of the race since my fan club abandoned me due to the 5:30 am departure time.  Pfft. Fickle bunch, aren't they?

The course had some hills and inclines, I had watch issues at the start that caused us to walk until I fixed it, and the fist mile was crazy crowded so I was slower than I wanted to be. I might have been able to beat my 10k PR with out all of that.
But all things considered, I am happy with my time. It was fun and a good race all around.

Shoreline Classic 5k Results

Chip time 35:55

320/435 Overall

169/250 Women

28/40 Age Group

The hills and humidity got me. I knew I was going to be slow but was hoping to be a bit faster, especially after my PR last race.

But I could have been first if I was in the 60-64 age group.;) Oh well.. On to another race.

Shoreline Classic 5k

Sunday Chris, Addison, and I all ran in the Shoreline Classic in Decatur, IL. We were in Illinois for a wedding the night before so of course I looked for a race in the area.. Totally addicted, I am.
Chris and I did the 5k and Addison ran in the Mighty Tot Trot.

It was storming on our drive from Springfield to Decatur and cold too. I didn't have high hopes that it was going to clear but I was running no matter what the weather. There were finisher medals! Ill run in blizzards for the bling.

The course was a nice one but had some unexpected hills. It went along the lakeshore and then through a cute neighborhood. Several people were in their front yards, sitting in lawn chairs, yelling encouragement as we ran by. That was nice and did help, especially on the hilly sections. Between the not at all flat course and the super high humidity my lungs/asthma were not having a good day.

But it was fun to run with Chris again. Especially since he attempted to have more positive reinforcement this time and I didnt threaten to duct tape his mouth like I did last time

About half way through the race we picked someone that we wanted to beat and made that the goal for the rest of the race. She was wearing pink, easy to keep an eye on, and was moving quite a bit faster than us. At one point we lost sight of her but we found her again at a hill and we managed to cut some distance. I guess my halfhearted attempts at hill training had paid off a little bit.

With the finish line in sight she kicked it into gear. Ugh. So we did too and clearly I did not learn my lesson from the last time I ran too fast. And clearly I forgot about the high humidity. My lungs were on fire, I was seeing spots, and I wasnt quite sure I was going to make it to the finish trying to run that fast.
Whatever, I was just determined that Pinkie was not going to beat us.

And she didnt! We came in about 5 seconds in front of her. Woot! But I'll be feeling it later..





Waiting to run..


Where's running Waldo?



After..



My fans. Still just two of them.



Truckin'

Location:Decatur, IL

Officially 3rd place in my age group..

Well, according to the web site, I did indeed place 3rd in my age group. I am not sure why one list shows one age grouping and another shows something else.. but I am going with the one where I am 3rd! Wooo Hooo!


It was not chipped timed so according to my watch and Chriss watch my time was actually 34:16.


All of the fast people must have been running in the 10k. ;)

Make a Wish 5k results

Corey:
74/174 overall
42/112 women
9/32 age group

Chris:
73/174 overall
32/62 men
7/18 age group

Dave:
110/174 overall
42/62 men
4/7 age group

I think we all did pretty well.. but I do have to admit that I am a bit miffed. Most races use the standard age groups of 5s. So in most races I am in the 35-39 age group, once in the 30-39 group. For whatever reason MaW had huge age groups and I was in the 36 to 49 one. I have no idea why but a lot of the racers thought it was weird.
I was 9 of 32 in this age group but would have been 3rd if the age group had been normal.

3rd!!

I would have gotten an age group medal!! Do you know how far fetched it is that this will ever happen again?? Just my luck!!

3rd!

*sigh*

Running Man and a new new PR!

I was finally able to talk Chris into running a 5k race with me and we had a really good time.

Although his idea of motivation and mine are quite different. His idea is to yell things like "Really? Are you going to let that guy with a double stroller and a dog pass you? Run faster!" I was hoping for a more subtle approach like "Good job Honey. Keep going!" LOL

Whatever motivation he wants to give me I will gladly take since I got a new PR.. of 57 seconds! That's almost one whole minute faster! I came in at 34:16!

That's 57 seconds off my last run PR that was 18 seconds faster than my previous PR. Its also 4+ minutes faster than my time from the Boxer 5k 2 weeks ago.

Fantastic!

My Mom and Dave were visiting again so Dave walked the 5k and he also got a new best time by 3 or 4 minutes. Since this was Chris's first race he also got a PR. And my Mom and Addison were at the right finish line this time so I would say it was a great day for all of us!

My socks rock! And Chris looks like a Mizzou bumble bee.




Ready to go..





Lots of people





At about 1.5 miles




My fans. All 2 of them.




Chris looking good. Me, not so much.




Determined not to get passed on the final stretch




This is what happens when you run faster than your body can run.




Dave bringing it home




We survived and all had new best times. Notice I'm not rocking the socks anymore.. They died on me at 2.5 miles. But I love 'em anyway.

18 second PR

The results are in and I did better than I thought with a time of 35:13. That is an 18 second PR! Woo hoo!
I am still in the bottom of the pack but at least I am getting better. I was 123 of 184 overall and 12 of 19 for my age group.