Today was the Will Speck race. It was also the last day of running for me this week and the day we leave for VT. Needless to say I was anxious to get it over with. Running 8 miles yesterday left me with sore and tired legs today. I knew going in to it today was not going to be a PR. That's the nice thing about being a back of the packer, if I'm off by a minute no one really notices or cares. As predicted my time was slower than last week, 28:00. It felt as good as expected, a little tight. The real story is in the comparison.
I first ran this race 2 years ago. Spring of 2007 I got a flyer in the mail about a running club. At the time Joe was in school 3 nights a week and I was looking to meet some new people. I showed up at some meeting at Brown and people seemed real nice, I decided I would join. When I told Joe he laughed out loud, "a running club...you don't run!". I think just to prove him wrong, I joined and continued to show up on Wednesday nights. I was the slowest and had no idea what I was doing. I ran in cotton sweatpants and t-shirts. Joe's curiosity got the best of him and he ended up joining, even though he too was not a runner at the time. The Will Speck race was the first race I would run with the club. I had done a few (2) 5k's prior to this. I remember my goal was to finish without walking. I was so nervous, Joe was away that weekend so I was on my own. I finished and did not walk, my time was 33:53 a PR for me! Although I didn't know what PR meant. I was so pleased. Getting off the track that day I called everyone I knew to brag about my accomplishment.
2 years later I have run countless races, wear real running gear and can talk like a runner now. It's not often I think back to how i started but I couldn't help but be reminded today!
Days till NYC: 132
Miles trained today: 4.2
Miles trained this week: 33.4
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