Jag Jog 5k - 5th Place

Got up early this morning to compete in the Jag Jog 5K. Managed to take fifth place in a time of 21 minutes 45 seconds, which is a big improvement over Holy Cow race.. Managed to hold off the women this time as well.

Superior Downhill Mile - July 4th 2011

I have run this once before in 2009, so was aiming to run this faster than the last time. This is a straight downhill run which does give you a faster time if you can handle the fast downhill parts.

I did manage to complete this in 5:39 (Official), my FR60 running watch said I ran 1.09 miles in the same time which would have given me a 5:09 time... At this pace it doesn't sound like much of a discrepancy, but it amounts to 452 feet and 30 seconds... I am sure the distance is correct if you run straightest line, so next year need to run straighter !!

There was a guy running with a camcorder of some description and so a lot of my race was captured by him (for those in the family who didn't get up to see my race...)

Next year I think the whole family can do this one, as it is only a mile !!

Sunrise Stampede 2 Miler - Top 30 finish

I normally run the Sunrise Stampede 10k which comes a few weeks after Bolder Boulder, but for the last few weeks I have been ill, so haven't been running. So I elected to do the 2 Mile race instead.

I felt very sluggish in my legs and short of breath during the run, but I did manage to finish in 28th place, third for my age !!

Results showed my heart rate was pretty high during the race, probably as a result of being sick and my pace was slower than expected. 6:53 per mile versus expected 6:30 per mile.

559 people finished the 2 miler and 414 finished the 10k..

Holy Cow Stampede

Each year Westminster rec center (Where we play Badminton) holds a 5k race called the Holy Cow Stampede which a few of us run in.. Last year we persuaded quite a few people to compete but they had a lot of rain which stranded a golf cart on the course so the race was abandoned. This year the weather threatened to rain, but as the race start drew near the sun started shining..

Sabrina, Damith, Steffen and myself had signed up for the 5k, and we all finished ahead of the 'Cow'

I knocked another 30 seconds of my 5k time (I am trying to use the Forerunner 50 to determine my pace) still have a few more chances to improve my time before the end of the year..

Donor Dash 5k Washington Park

A hectic few days of activity culminated in a few hours sleep Saturday night after the moonlight classic bike ride, then an early start for the Donor Dash 5k. My legs still felt tired from all the biking the previous week, but I thought that should help my stamina if not my speed...

I was totally surprised by the number of entries for this race, 3,000 was the official number who registered and 2,390 finished it. I didnt manage to get close to the start so lost a few seconds, but I felt okay in the run, and managed to knock another 10 seconds off my time, so nearly 30 seconds faster than my first 5k race this year, good steady improvement...

So where did I finish, well I managed to come in 75th place, which out of 2,390 is pretty respectable. My next race is Holy Cow Stampede, this is a nice out and back run, but is usually pretty hot, so looking for a fast time...

Rogers River Run 5k

I managed to find another 5k to run which wasnt too far away in Longmont, and what seemed like quite a nice course along the river. I had done a hard cycle ride on Thursday so wasnt that surprised that my legs felt tired when I started the run and my ankle is still sore , but I ran a more consistent race than Lyons and knocked another 15 seconds off my 5k time, if only I could run the race as fast as on the treadmill... I came in 65 out of 465, so moving up the leaderboard...

Next race is probably holy cow 5k in Westminster

Superior Mile Race

Superior in Colorado hosts a 1 mile road race each year on 4th of July, so I thought that I would give it a go despite still having a bad ankle. This race starts early around 8am, but the good news is that it is usally finished by 8:15am even for the slowest runners...

I managed to complete this run in just under 6 minutes, which is pretty good, hopefully I will be getting even faster over the summer....

Lyons 5k River Run

I was all set for a good time for the 5k, but a few days earlier I had managed to twist my ankle quite badly climbing Royal Arch. It was a race day decision if I was going to to run, but in the end I strapped the ankle and did run.

Steffen, Damith and Sabrina also ran, and this made for a fun outing to Lyons.

By some fluke I managed to run exactly the same time as the previous year, and finished almost exactly the same position. Will have to run a few more 5k's this year to improve my time

Sunrise Stampede 10K

The Sunrise Stampede 10K race is usually a few weeks after Bolder Boulder. This is a much smaller race than BB 450 people as opposed to 55,000 but is a nice course.

The day was very hot and there were a few hills but I managed to complete the course a minute quicker than BB.

This will be my last 10K for a few months, as I will switch to 5K races and hiking for the summer. Next race is Lyons river race