Bath Revitalization 5K

Well, for this one, I had to take a double look at my bib...  I was #1...  Woah... No pressure there, right?

It wasn't quite what I had hoped for, but it was still good really.
I just get hopes for a PR every time, and really until this race, I had done it.

But I had hoped for maybe an 8:00 even pace.  Nope, previous PR was 8:23 and this race turned out an 8:30.

It wasn't a bad race.  It wasn't like "HILLY" in the sense around here, but compared to the 5K's in Hornell I've done that are basically entirely flat with one teeny uphill, this had a few slight inclines.

It was also the first one where it wasn't chilly.  Like maybe 60F and some humidity.  I was in a T-shirt and shorts and plenty warm at the starting line.  Was new to have the sweat dripping off my head within the first mile and be thinking about taking that water stop for a 5K...

And then my Fivefinger See-ya's that I have had some rubbing on my left "where an arch should be", so I've been wearing socks and had no problems(including my half marathon).  Well...  I think maybe I got sloppy with my form because about half way I could feel it really rubbing there if I wasn't keeping my foot in proper flexed form.  Came out with a great blister, somewhere in the vicinity of half a golf ball in size.


But really, not bad in the big picture.


That did lead to Monday's long run turning into a slower paced/focus on form run which I did at the park on pavement barefoot.  So, I didn't get 14 miles of speed in, but I did 5 miles of barefoot, at which point I was starting to feel my right big toe as though it was rubbing a bit much still.  I put on what I hoped were the least intrusive Fivefingers loose for another couple miles, but at some point, as I suspected, the blister still opened.  But other than the initial rubbing during the race, it never really hurt.

Then for the next run, I finally tried out the New Balance Minimus Zero Trail shoes.  Not bad, just kind of a different feeling more like a tube around my lack of arch and then the toes just kinda hangin' out up front.  And some getting used to that point up front instead of toes for the shape.  Though the feet did feel a little tired, like they got some exercise from the barefoot the day before...


Pretty sure I won't aim for a race every weekend next year.
Well, I didn't aim for it this year either, it just kinda happened.  It's difficult as it seems everyone wants to schedule theirs in May and June. I kinda want to hit the locals...  And probably the trail races...(maybe...), and then there's probably a couple other random big names I'd like to do...  Ahh, we'll see.  I've really no idea what I'm doing next year just yet...

But a week off this weekend, then Color Run, so that's easy.  Then Spartan Sprint shouldn't be TOO bad... Working on the arms a bit, we'll hope it's enough!
Then an easy Foamfest 5K, and a probably a bit tiring 10 mile trail race with elevation changes...  Then about a month off before Tough Mudder in July!
Phew!