Today was my third 5k race of the year. After feeling good about my last race I wanted to improve on that. This race was the 12th Annual Northgate Market Gonzalez Downtown Anaheim 5k.
The race packet pick up was early in the morning before the race. I headed down there about 6am to be sure I had plenty of time. The pickup was quick and easy and the parking was really close so I was able to keep everything in the trunk of the car.
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| My Bib |
I put my garmin, road id and fitness belt on then headed out of the parking lot. I did some stretching and light jogging. Had to warm up the thighs a bit cos they were feeling a little stiff from my bike ride on Thursday.
About 7:45 I made my way over to the start line and killed time chatting with an elderly man about various local races. At 8am on the button they started the race. I wished the man good luck and off he went, he was fast! I started running at a decent pace to start getting past the walkers who'd started at the front and once I was free of the crowds just focused on my breathing and keeping a steady pace.
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| The T-Shirt |
I make a rule of not checking my garmin while I race so I was keeping an eye out for the mile markers but didn't see any. I just kept plugging away at it. The course was really flat and smooth, I felt good so picked up the pace. Before I knew it I had looped back towards the start/finish area so I picked up the pace some more.
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| The Finish Line |
Congrats on the new PR!!! Good luck going on sub-25:00.
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