Saturday, October 15, 2011

Hartford 5K recap

What a beautiful morning to run. I was pretty overwhelmed with the crowds, but it was a great electric atmosphere.

This morning I met up with friends from JaneDoeNoMore - a great little charity I met during the IBM Centennial celebration.   They were looking for runners, and while none came, I stepped up and took a shot.  Part of the deal was to find sponsors to sponsor me in the race - I cannot say thanks enough to the people who supported me.  They are all great people supporting a cause bigger than me.

Leon Borden
John and Nikki Gairing
Kathy (and Richie) Gairing
Will and Tracey Gairing
Ellie Gitter aka Gillette
Kelly Gitter
Ed Lovely
Erin Murphy
Bill Sweeny
Phyllis Waddell


Ok for the recap.  I ran in 29:14   While I had some breathing issues, I am real happy to finish after not really running for the last few weeks. I am still somewhat awestruck by the fans ringing the cowbells and high fiving us as we ran by. I can just imagine what the 1/2 will be like next yr. 

I can just imagine what my niece Kelly Gitter will be going through tomorrow in San Francisco - I am sure it will be a scene.  I am praying from the other coast and cant wait to hear about it after the race.

Couple of other mentions -
  • find a reason to run (or whatever)   it will spur you on.
  • Looking forward to my next race in a couple of weeks - 10/30  where I will do better with 2 weeks of running, and less PT
  • While not a big fan of LMFAO's Party Rock Anthem, before a race it certainly pumped me up.   I will have to add it to prerace warmups. 
  • Next time - maybe some workout thoughts and some inspirations. 

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