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Monday, April 28, 2014

Kingston Classic 10k

Location: Catskill, NY (High 52, Low 41)

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Yesterday was the day! The first race that we have been training for over the past few months. Smile It was supposed to be a pretty pleasant day, mostly sunny with highs in the low 60s, but unfortunately the weatherman overestimated the niceness of the day!

Harry took this picture of me when I was getting ready for the race. However, when I stepped outside for a couple minutes, I reconsidered my outfit and changed into a couple layers with a long-sleeved shirt.

The race was at 1 pm, which allowed us to have a really leisurely morning with a nice big breakfast of eggs, potatoes, bacon and toast. Yum. Definitely enough nourishment to get me through the six miles.

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The winner of the Boston Marathon, Meb, was at the race and said a few words before our start.

 

 

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After waiting in the dreary day and the cold wind for almost an hour, Denise and I were very happy to have race time arrive.

 

 

The course was a rolling course, with lots of ups and downs, but both of us were very excited that we were able to maintain a pretty solid high 11 min mile, which is our current running pace.

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Harry was nice enough to come to the race and get pictures of us coming down the home stretch!

 

 

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Another race in the books! 6.2 miles in 1 hour, 12 minutes and 46 seconds!

 

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And then it was time for a celebratory pizza!

 

 

A very good and exciting day. Open-mouthed smile

7 comments:

  1. Congratulations on your latest Marathon. Since Harry runs with you maybe he'll consider doing it some day as well.
    Be Safe and Enjoy!

    It's about time.

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  2. That's really awesome. Seems most anytime a "race day" is in the spring, it turns out to be a cool day. OK if you're running, but standing around can get mighty uncomfortable.
    Congratulations on your accomplishment. I'm humbled.

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  3. congrats on your latest race!!! good for you!!

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  4. Excellent.....congrats!

    Les and Sue

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