Mothers Day Classic 06
first fun run - done! 4km in 22m34s (that is the official time, it took me 23 seconds of that to cross the start line).
so i got there early as usual (its a character flaw) and got to watch almost all of the 8km race which was great. It was great to see Liz from Sweat coming 3rd in the women's (and i believe she went in the 4km too...). that also makes me feel not so bad for being a slow coach in such speedy company! finally got the courage up to take of my jumper and headed to the start line. the crowd was a bit of an impediment at times - but not too bad. i felt like i was pushing pretty hard from the start, i probably went out a little bit too hard but managed to make it, but didn't feel fantastic on that hill in the last km! i am very happy with that time as it means i did it all in under 6min kms, which was my real goal. yay! next step beijing olympics...
i introduced myself to TA and the Gnome on the last hill and had a quick chat at the end which was fantastic! i have to say that i don't think i will do anymore fun runs all on my own - it was a bit crap having no mates. but i definitely had something to prove to myself with this one and i have done that. now i know that no matter how slow, i can finish a fun run/ race and actually i was not even at the back of the pack at all. the evidence is mounting that i can almost call myself a runner (ok a jogger... i'm not quite there yet) :)
Edit: i came 393rd out of 1400! not too shabby at all! (although the 1400 didn't include the pure walkers it did include the run/walkers, but i'm still stoked!)
tesso - the play list was a random shuffle that turned out something like this:
- watch the sunrise, Axwell
- dirty jeans, magic dirt
- wish you well, bernard fanning
- criminal past, motorace
- hard act to follow, grinspoon
- no one knows, queens of the stone age
(and i will keep an ear out for that cypress hill song - i have to admit to not being a die hard fan...)
but the song for the day is obviously the scissor sisters, take your mama!
happy mothers day everyone!
E
posted by Ellie80 @ 10:59 am
13 Comments:
Awesome Ellie! ...and now I can go down to the TAB and collect. Knew you'd smash the 26!
Great job Ellie, and you wanted a what? a 26 minute run? lol
Well done Ellie. Great run. It can be hard to run well when it's crowded. You are right about runnign with friends - wait until C2S and you can run with Lorna, Lulu & I. Now that's fun :-)
Ellie, as a wise woman said to me the other day..."Sorry to tell you this love, but you ARE a runner!"
Well done! You beat me by about 15 minutes! I'm so glad to hear how well you're doing.
Yay! I knew you'd go under 24 mins. I'll try and be there for the next one. Great stuff for your first fun run though and it will only get better from here.
Congrats Ellie, what a great result! You must've been foxing us with your 26 min prediction ;-)
Great choice of music too, though I'm not sure I know the first two songs. Anyway, no wonder you ran fast.
Cirque is right, you are a runner!
Congrats on the new PB Ellie !
Hey great effort Ellie! Always knew you would go under 25mins~ now that you know you can nothing will stop you! I have a soft spot for that race as it was my first run 3 years ago... and I loved it! You can give your self a big pat on the back!!!
Great to meet you this morning. You're right about having friends to run with, but don't go waiting until C2S :-) See you at a CR5k one of these days soon?
Gnome
Yeeeeha Ellie that is a greeeeeat result - well done mate!
That was no jog! You are a runner ;-)
well done ellie...it's addictive isn't it?!
Excellent Ellie! Didn't go in the MDC06 here in Adelaide, wish I had now after reading about your excellent run!
Hey congrats ellie! That's great stuff.
Equally fantastic to hear you enjoyed meeting up with Gnome & Angel. They're a great couple to act as an introduction to the CR family :)
... you'll never run alone ...
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