The chip didn't register!! How disappointing! I beat my goal of an hour, and because I didn't see many people that looked my age, I hung around for the awards. They called the first place in my age group; I didn't remember seeing her (it was a very small race - 137 runners). Second place - Me: Hey! didn't I pass her?, Third place - Me: I would have sworn I passed her too! I second guessed myself and thought well, maybe they passed me near the end, but I did not remember anyone passing me the last mile. I passed several in the last mile.
So....I get home, and a few hours later see the results posted online. I am nowhere to be found. I look at the folks in my age group. Only four there. First place was 50:09, second place was 56:42, third place was 1:01:57. My Garmin TIME WAS 56:02!
I placed second in my age group! But was no where to be found in the results. The only thing I can figure is, I had opened my jacket at the start, zipped it up after I crossed the mat at the start, then at some point in the race, pulled it off and tied it around my waist. As I was coming to the finish line I untied it and held the sides to open it. I may have had the bottom still zippered, so maybe it was on top of the timing chip.
Well, I am a bit competitive with myself, so I was disappointed that I didn't get my award. I wonder if that has ever happened to anyone else?
| Splits | Time | Cumulative Time | Moving Time | Distance | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11:54 | 11:54 | 11:52 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| 2 | 11:41 | 23:34 | 11:35 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| 3 | 11:15 | 34:49 | 11:15 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| 4 | 10:39 | 45:29 | 10:34 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| 5 | 10:34 | 56:02 | 10:32 | 0.99 | |||||||||
| Summary | 56:02 | 56:02 | 55:48 | 4.99 |
You did so awesome! What races are on the horizon?
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary. I think I'll do a local 5k in April. It is in support of a local doctor's effort for medical help to Haiti. How about you? When is your Marathon relay? (I am sure wishing I could get in on one of those!)
ReplyDeleteMy marathon relay is in May. The Bellin 10k is in June, which I plan on doing. That's a large race. There's usually between 16,000 and 20,000 runners. This is the 40th anniversary, I think, so I imagine it could be larger. And then I think I'll look for a half in the fall. I have to admit, I'm kind of enjoying my shorter runs right now, so I don't even want to think about a fall half yet!
ReplyDeleteYou should get some running buddies together and do a relay!
I will also plan a fall half marathon, I think. There are two in my area that are about three weeks apart. I might try to do them again this fall. I feel like if you are trained up to at least ten miles, you ought to make the best of it! I'd kind of like to do a destination race, but I have a new grand baby on the way and already have two planned visits to see them (in the UK), and a vacation with my hubby, so I better not add another trip.
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