As I mentioned in my post earlier this morning, today was the Fort Worth Zoo Run Run, and Julie and I ran the timed 5K. We don't have the official results, but I do have my Garmin Forerunner results (started and stopped on the timing mats).
According to my Forerunner 305, my time was 26:31.13, with an average pace of 8:34/mile, which is an average speed of 7 mph. My average heart rate was 182 bpm, with a max heart rate of 196 bpm, which came right at the end, along with my fastest speed--10.7 mph. Here are my splits:
This was a tough race, with a lot of people, lots of kids, strollers (fortunately most of the strollers were towards the back), and hills. It was also a fun race, as the early part of the course wound right through the zoo, and included runner taunting monkeys.
Overall, I am very pleased with my time. It definitely indicates that my training is working, as I've now dropped my 5K time significantly in the last few months:
Julie ran her first sub 30 minute 5K! We're estimating her time in the range of 29:15-29:45. Hopefully the official results will be posted later today and we can verify the actual time.
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Another PB! I saw Julie cross, but I never saw you. She had a great time, too! Aidan finished in 31:something according to the clock, but I don't know what his official time was yet. Darren wasn't far behind him. Great run!
Posted by stacy on 4/19/2008 1:45:57 PM
Hey, way to go on the 5K. I drove by that area last Saturday and saw a lot of runners. Looked like fun.
Posted by kevin on 4/21/2008 7:09:17 PM
Kevin, I was pleasantly surprised by this race. Aside from the folks handling the timing chips (RunTIME Racing Services), everything was very well organized. The course wasn't too bad, either! Now if I can just continue gaining speed so I can be fast like you. ;-)
Posted by Bryan on 4/22/2008 11:02:26 AM