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Event: Point Bock Run - Stevens Point, WI 3-6-04
Sponsor: Point Brewery
Distance: 5 miles
My time: 49:05 (362 out of 440 :])
mile 1: 9:18
mile 2: 9:40
mile 3: 11:00
mile 4: 9:32
mile 5: 9:35
website: www.pointbockrun.com
This was my first 5 mile race. Last year I did my first ever
5K races (3 of them) at age 37(f). I also went from 300
pounds to 150 last year. I had trained well in January, but
my miles in Feburary went down considerably due to illness
and injury. I had a great training run last Sunday and was
psyched. Then, I almost had to pull out of the race because
I have a condition that causes severe edema (water
retention) and had a pretty bad case of it Wednesday that
had my feet and legs almost too swollen to walk, but it
improved by Saturday morning.
The race was about 100 miles from home. It was 30-35 degrees
F and cloudy. As I expected, the environment of the race
served to provide a little energy boost. I was no longer
shooting for 45 min and after a brief warmup run I figured
I'd be happy with 50-55 min. There were over 400 people
registered by the starting time making this the largest race
I've done so far. I started toward the back, took 12 seconds
to cross the starting line and off I went.
The first mile was the hardest - I couldn't believe how long
it took, then as they were calling out the times and I heard
9:18 I realized I was right where I wanted to be and doing
better than I thought. The course was relatively flat but
not very scenic. The first mile went through a residential
neighborhood.
That gave me enough energy to get through the next mile
pretty easily and then due to my experiences in training
and counting my breaths I knew I had to pull back a tad for
the 3rd mile or risk not having enough to finish. There
were some uphill grades in the third mile, plus the
turnaround at the
2.5 mile point, but I was saving myself for miles 4 & 5. The
second mile was also interesting because the front runners
were headed back toward the finish and passed us -
something I hadn't experienced before. People were
cheering each other on each side of the course and even
exchanging some high-fives.
The last two miles weren't hard, but I had a hard time
breathing. It was around 30 degrees and we were on streets
with traffic so the fumes from trucks and from fireplaces &
woodstoves all served to interfere with my breathing
(reactive airway). This is where the extra poundage (about
15 pounds of water weight from the edema earlier in the
week) really came into play to try and screw things up. I
was starting to peak at the end of the 4th mile and wheezing
up a storm but just kept thinking about keeping up with the
woman directly in front of me.
About .3 mile before the finish, a friend of mine who
already finished had doubled back and found me and ran the
end with me providing coaching and support. I did a full
sprint into the finish chute and was kind of shocked to see
the clock - I was going to finish under 50:00. I thought I'd
lost time with the breathing trouble. I finished 1 second
behind the woman I had decided to try and keep up with.
They served water, gatorade, bagels, fruit, and Point root
beer after the race. There were 6 packs of beer given away
as door prizes - I didn't win any but all racers got a
coupon for a free Point Bock beer at a local eatery.
I competed in the "Big Bock" division which was for women
>150 lbs and men
>200 lbs. I was 6th out of 19 in that division, 14th out of
>22 in my AG
(35-39). I did better than I thought I would considering how
I felt earlier in the week. This was my first race that I
finished under 10:00 mile pace. Next race is a 5K in May and
I'm shooting for my 9:00 miles that I've done in training.
Jenn *really* glad I bought the polartec fleece!
Conngratulations on the weight loss and on your performance in the race.
Nice report, too.
J
"JMA" <bjenniferb@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:c2jgl5$1ukpu7$1@ID-218683.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Event: Point Bock Run - Stevens Point, WI 3-6-04 Sponsor:
> Point Brewery Distance: 5 miles My time: 49:05 (362 out of
> 440 :]) mile 1: 9:18 mile 2: 9:40 mile 3: 11:00 mile 4:
> 9:32 mile 5: 9:35 website: www.pointbockrun.com
>
> This was my first 5 mile race. Last year I did my first
> ever 5K races (3
of
> them) at age 37(f). I also went from 300 pounds to 150
> last year. I had trained well in January, but my miles in
> Feburary went down considerably
due
> to illness and injury. I had a great training run last
> Sunday and was psyched. Then, I almost had to pull out of
> the race because I have a condition that causes severe
> edema (water retention) and had a pretty bad case of it
> Wednesday that had my feet and legs almost too swollen to
> walk, but it improved by Saturday morning.
>
> The race was about 100 miles from home. It was 30-35
> degrees F and
cloudy.
> As I expected, the environment of the race served to
> provide a little
energy
> boost. I was no longer shooting for 45 min and after a
> brief warmup run I figured I'd be happy with 50-55 min.
> There were over 400 people
registered
> by the starting time making this the largest race I've
> done so far. I started toward the back, took 12 seconds to
> cross the starting line and
off
> I went.
>
> The first mile was the hardest - I couldn't believe how
> long it took, then as they were calling out the times and
> I heard 9:18 I realized I was right where I wanted to be
> and doing better than I thought. The course was relatively
> flat but not very scenic. The first mile went through a
> residential neighborhood.
>
> That gave me enough energy to get through the next mile
> pretty easily and then due to my experiences in training
> and counting my breaths I knew I
had
> to pull back a tad for the 3rd mile or risk not having
> enough to finish. There were some uphill grades in the
> third mile, plus the turnaround at
the
> 2.5 mile point, but I was saving myself for miles 4 & 5.
> The second mile was also interesting because the front
> runners were headed back toward the finish and passed us
> - something I hadn't experienced before. People were
> cheering each other on each side of the course and even
> exchanging some high-fives.
>
> The last two miles weren't hard, but I had a hard time
> breathing. It was around 30 degrees and we were on streets
> with traffic so the fumes from trucks and from fireplaces
> & woodstoves all served to interfere with my breathing
> (reactive airway). This is where the extra poundage (about
> 15 pounds of water weight from the edema earlier in the
> week) really came
into
> play to try and screw things up. I was starting to peak at
> the end of the 4th mile and wheezing up a storm but just
> kept thinking about keeping up with the woman directly in
> front of me.
>
> About .3 mile before the finish, a friend of mine who
> already finished had doubled back and found me and ran the
> end with me providing coaching and support. I did a full
> sprint into the finish chute and was kind of
shocked
> to see the clock - I was going to finish under 50:00. I
> thought I'd lost time with the breathing trouble. I
> finished 1 second behind the woman I
had
> decided to try and keep up with.
>
> They served water, gatorade, bagels, fruit, and Point root
> beer after the race. There were 6 packs of beer given away
> as door prizes - I didn't win any but all racers got a
> coupon for a free Point Bock beer at a local eatery.
>
> I competed in the "Big Bock" division which was for women
> >150 lbs and men
> >200 lbs. I was 6th out of 19 in that division, 14th out
> >of 22 in my AG
> (35-39). I did better than I thought I would considering
> how I felt
earlier
> in the week. This was my first race that I finished under
> 10:00 mile
pace.
> Next race is a 5K in May and I'm shooting for my 9:00
> miles that I've done in training.
>
> Jenn *really* glad I bought the polartec fleece!
"JMA" <bjenniferb@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> This was my first 5 mile race. Last year I did my first
> ever 5K races (3
of
> them) at age 37(f). I also went from 300 pounds to 150
> last year. I had trained well in January, but my miles in
> Feburary went down considerably
due
> to illness and injury. I had a great training run last
> Sunday and was psyched. Then, I almost had to pull out of
> the race because I have a condition that causes severe
> edema (water retention) and had a pretty bad case of it
> Wednesday that had my feet and legs almost too swollen to
> walk, but it improved by Saturday morning.
<snip>
Congrats for the substantial weight loss and also the sub-10
minute miles! You must feel very good about these major
positive changes.
I've seen edema often while working at the hospital - folks
with vascular disease, etc. - I can imagine this would not
be very fun at all. Best of luck getting the regular
training back in order.
cheers,
--
David (in Hamilton, ON) www.allfalldown.org "The most
insecure people are the ones you see, putting other people
down constantly."
Big Congrats, Jen! Sorrry you had to face all those
problems, yet you still pulled a good race out of it. I'll
bet you do run your
9:00's in the upcoming race. Best of Luck!
Teresa in AZ (It's supposed to be 90F here today! Yikes!)
JMA wrote:
> Event: Point Bock Run - Stevens Point, WI 3-6-04 Sponsor:
> Point Brewery Distance: 5 miles My time: 49:05 (362 out of
> 440 :]) mile 1: 9:18 mile 2: 9:40 mile 3: 11:00 mile 4:
> 9:32 mile 5: 9:35 website: www.pointbockrun.com
>
> This was my first 5 mile race. Last year I did my first
> ever 5K races (3 of them) at age 37(f). I also went from
> 300 pounds to 150 last year. I had trained well in
> January, but my miles in Feburary went down considerably
> due to illness and injury. I had a great training run last
> Sunday and was psyched. Then, I almost had to pull out of
> the race because I have a condition that causes severe
> edema (water retention) and had a pretty bad case of it
> Wednesday that had my feet and legs almost too swollen to
> walk, but it improved by Saturday morning.
>
> The race was about 100 miles from home. It was 30-35
> degrees F and cloudy. As I expected, the environment of
> the race served to provide a little energy boost. I was no
> longer shooting for 45 min and after a brief warmup run I
> figured I'd be happy with 50-55 min. There were over 400
> people registered by the starting time making this the
> largest race I've done so far. I started toward the back,
> took 12 seconds to cross the starting line and off I went.
>
> The first mile was the hardest - I couldn't believe how
> long it took, then as they were calling out the times and
> I heard 9:18 I realized I was right where I wanted to be
> and doing better than I thought. The course was relatively
> flat but not very scenic. The first mile went through a
> residential neighborhood.
>
> That gave me enough energy to get through the next mile
> pretty easily and then due to my experiences in training
> and counting my breaths I knew I had to pull back a tad
> for the 3rd mile or risk not having enough to finish.
> There were some uphill grades in the third mile, plus the
> turnaround at the
> 2.5 mile point, but I was saving myself for miles 4 & 5.
> The second mile was also interesting because the front
> runners were headed back toward the finish and passed us
> - something I hadn't experienced before. People were
> cheering each other on each side of the course and even
> exchanging some high-fives.
>
> The last two miles weren't hard, but I had a hard time
> breathing. It was around 30 degrees and we were on streets
> with traffic so the fumes from trucks and from fireplaces
> & woodstoves all served to interfere with my breathing
> (reactive airway). This is where the extra poundage (about
> 15 pounds of water weight from the edema earlier in the
> week) really came into play to try and screw things up. I
> was starting to peak at the end of the 4th mile and
> wheezing up a storm but just kept thinking about keeping
> up with the woman directly in front of me.
>
> About .3 mile before the finish, a friend of mine who
> already finished had doubled back and found me and ran the
> end with me providing coaching and support. I did a full
> sprint into the finish chute and was kind of shocked to
> see the clock - I was going to finish under 50:00. I
> thought I'd lost time with the breathing trouble. I
> finished 1 second behind the woman I had decided to try
> and keep up with.
>
> They served water, gatorade, bagels, fruit, and Point root
> beer after the race. There were 6 packs of beer given away
> as door prizes - I didn't win any but all racers got a
> coupon for a free Point Bock beer at a local eatery.
>
> I competed in the "Big Bock" division which was for women
> >150 lbs and men
>
>>200 lbs. I was 6th out of 19 in that division, 14th out of
>>22 in my AG
>
> (35-39). I did better than I thought I would considering
> how I felt earlier in the week. This was my first race
> that I finished under 10:00 mile pace. Next race is a 5K
> in May and I'm shooting for my 9:00 miles that I've done
> in training.
>
> Jenn *really* glad I bought the polartec fleece!
JMA wrote:
> Event: Point Bock Run - Stevens Point, WI 3-6-04 Sponsor:
> Point Brewery Distance: 5 miles My time: 49:05 (362 out
> of 440 :])
>
> This was my first 5 mile race. Last year I did my first
> ever 5K races (3 of them) at age 37(f). I also went from
> 300 pounds to 150 last year.
>
> About .3 mile before the finish, a friend of mine who
> already finished had doubled back and found me and ran the
> end with me providing coaching and support. I did a full
> sprint into the finish chute and was kind of shocked to
> see the clock - I was going to finish under 50:00. I
> thought I'd lost time with the breathing trouble. I
> finished 1 second behind the woman I had decided to try
> and keep up with.
Congratulations on your 1st 5 miler, Jenn! Sounds like you
were able to overcome a few difficulties and still finish in
good time.
Dot
--
"Success is different things to different people" -Bernd
Heinrich in Racing the Antelope
"Dot" <dot.h@#att.net> wrote in message
news:pxz3c.94157$aH3.2867993@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> JMA wrote:
>
> > Event: Point Bock Run - Stevens Point, WI 3-6-04
> > Sponsor: Point Brewery Distance: 5 miles My time: 49:05
> > (362 out of 440 :])
>
> >
> > This was my first 5 mile race. Last year I did my first
> > ever 5K races
(3 of
> > them) at age 37(f). I also went from 300 pounds to 150
> > last year.
> >
> > About .3 mile before the finish, a friend of mine who
> > already finished
had
> > doubled back and found me and ran the end with me
> > providing coaching and support. I did a full sprint into
> > the finish chute and was kind of
shocked
> > to see the clock - I was going to finish under 50:00. I
> > thought I'd
lost
> > time with the breathing trouble. I finished 1 second
> > behind the woman I
had
> > decided to try and keep up with.
>
> Congratulations on your 1st 5 miler, Jenn! Sounds like you
> were able to overcome a few difficulties and still finish
> in good time.
>
> Dot
>
Thanks Dot and to everyone else who extended their good
wishes. I'm looking forward to a fun 5K & 10K summer. BTW
Dot, I might be spending some time in Fairbanks this summer.
I won't know for sure until the end of April.
Jenn
JMA wrote:
> BTW Dot, I might be spending some time in Fairbanks this
> summer.
Cool! If you're looking for some races in the area, try this
http://www.runningclubnorth.org/rcn_8cal.htm
which I think is a subset of
http://www.muni.org/iceimages/parks/ACF1A62.pdf (schedule
for entire state, but might have some races in Fbks area
that aren't Running Club North)
The university trails on West Ridge (west end of campus) are
largely xc ski trails (wide, groomed) and have maps at major
intersections. Pretty flat except for some gradual grades. I
can post some links to maps if you're interested (need to
find them again).
Enjoy! Oh, it can get to 90+F in the summer there.
I'm sometimes in the Faibanks area briefly during the
summer, but usually June or August for field work.
Dot
--
"Success is different things to different people" -Bernd
Heinrich in Racing the Antelope
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