September 8, 2003
Another Boeing 5K, and another 5K just a few days after running an ultra. Both Chuck and Laura are also running today (they don’t have the same post-marathon/ultra recovery plan), but I am walking with Margaret today.
We manage 34:30 which is almost a PR for Margaret. Laura pulls a 25:13, which is crazy after doing a 8-1/2 hour 50K two days before.
October 14, 2002
Another Boeing run, though this month I am not recovering from running an ultramarathon! Some different folks have come out to run it – I think today might be Columbus Day and some businesses are closed.
I don’t feel at my best, but still run a 21:35 (sub 7:00 pace). Margaret (who I walked with last month) walks a 34 minute 5K. It’s pretty rare for a regular walker to walk a 5K consistently in under 12 minute miles. This is a great result for an ex-smoker!
September 8, 2002
Since only a few days have passed since Bulldog, I am deep in my ‘no running for a week’ recovery… but I have a streak of 5 consecutive months of doing the Boeing 5K, so I am walking.
One of my AREC friends, Margaret, is also at the run. She is not much of a runner, and I say that with all due respect, because she is a FANTASTIC walker! During the recent year’s reboot of A Running Experience Club, we have encouraged people to bring friends that aren’t necessarily runners and there is a 3 mile walking course for them to do while everyone else runs.
Margaret is such a good walker that we sometimes have “complaints” from new walkers that she walks TOO FAST. On the other hand, most of those complainants have also said that her fast walking has motivated them to walk faster… or in some cases, to get into running.
So, for today’s race, I have someone to walk with who is essentially my equal in the fast walking (not racewalking, but pretty dang fast). The one downside to walking the Boeing race is that hardly anybody walks, so when the runners ZOOM by, they wave to you somewhat condescendingly, and they are gone by the time you finish.
Anyway, Margaret and I had a nice walk, tied for last, but still finished the 5K in 36:14 (and it was a PR for Margaret, too!).
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