2010 Cary Road Race
Apr 11th, 2010 by sharps
I think I may be becoming a ‘runner’.
Late on Friday night, one of my drinking / poker buddies told me he was running in the Cary Road Race (10k) starting at 8.30a the next day. I switched from beer to water (admittedly a bit late) and decided to enter as well.
The start is at Koka Amphitheater, just over a mile from my house so I jumped on my bike and headed down to register. It was a little chilly – but otherwise an awesome Spring morning.
I had no real target time or pace (didn’t even wear a watch) I just went along for the run. It’s basically two laps of a circuit starting with a decent hill.
My final time was 52.08 – that’s an 8.24 pace. That doesn’t break any records but was actually pretty fast for me. A 10k is a nice run – not long-enough to get really knackered but long enough to settle into a pace.
So now I have something to beat next year !
That’s not bad, I see sub 8′s in your future if you put in the time.
Have you done the Doughman in your area yet? Would be interesting to get a Red Hat team put together for that one year. I’m so in.
I like food and drink and exercise – not sure about mixing them though. I think some of the Red Hatters in Raleigh do the Krispy Kreme Challenge.
I think for a 10k I should be able to improve my pace a fair bit – I didn’t really push hard at the weekend.
As a fellow Caryite and wanna-be runner, I don’t know how you pulled off that gastronomical / athletic two-fer. I ran a 10K yesterday on the Tobacco Trail, and had to be beer-free for at least 24 hours prior.
Saw you via LinkedIn (Hal Stern is a shared connection),
Kristin
Kristin, ATT is a great place to run – will be hitting that on Sundays during October as I train for two half-marathons coming up in November.
Good luck with the running (and abstinance).
- Rich