The race - This was the first time I'd done the St. Patrick's Day Dash since it switched to it's new course, which is basically just an out and back on Highway 99. Not very scenic, but oh well - there were plenty of distractions running among 15,000ish people, many of whom were in interesting costumes (like the group of cute swimmer boys that were running in green and white speedos!). My brother ran in a green tux, and still ended up managing 7:09 miles, crazy!
The course was basically gradual uphill for the first 2 or so miles, and then back down to the finish line. I started off slow, but once we got to the hill, I just started chugging along, running faster and faster and passing tons of people. If there's one thing short legs are good for, it is going up hills!
I didn't have my watch on me, which was fine because I didn't see any mile markers anyways. It was more just a fun run with 15,000 other people. I felt pretty good until the last quarter mile, and then I just kicked it in to the finish anyways. My time ended up being 43-something, which averaged out to 11:20 pace. Definitely probably the slowest I've ever run the St. Pat's Dash, but I'm ok with it given I wasn't really pushing and am probably pretty out of shape right now. It felt good, though, and the weather was beautiful (sunny and 45ish), so hopefully I can start getting back in shape soon!
Here is the T shirt I wore:
Cute shirt! When I was in Seattle for a conference a few years ago I saw a bunch of those runners for the St. Patrick's Day Dash! They were in some wild outfits!
ReplyDeleteThat's an awesome shirt! I wouldn't have worried about the time. That sounds like a fun event! =)
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