On Saturday March 19th, I ran in a 1 mile race in Chicago. The mile at the Shamrock shuffle is a precursor to the 8k (5 mile ) shamrock shuffle run on the following day. I had not run in a timed mile race since 1980 when I was a freshman in highs school. On that day I finished with a 5:50 mile.
On the 19th in the cold and rain I ran it in about 9:45.
My wife and I stayed overnight in Chicago on Saturday and I ran in the 5 k as well. My 16 year old niece ran the 5k with a faster mile average than my 9:45 and I finished my 5 k in less than an hour somewhere in the 11:30 mile range. I achieved my only goals of finishing both races without walking. I hope to run in a few more races this year. I'll keep you posted. Here are some pics from Sunday.
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| Start of the race |
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| My wife kept tabs on my location during the race |
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| Me finishing the race. ( I'm not paying the outrageous fee for a copy of this picture, which is why the company logo is all over it.) |
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| Pre (or possibly post) race craziness |
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