Another 5K

Time to Fly Run5K Results Jun 28th, 2008 - St. Paul, MN

#.......Name...............OVERALL......TIME......PACE

4773...Nick Bassett..........129/456............26:31..........8:32
4753...Carl Iverson..........152/456............27:13..........8:46
4770...Eric Iverson..........153/456............27:14..........8:46

4769...Jennifer Jensen....367/456............35:15.........11:21

I ran my first 5K back in April with a finish time of 36:11. I have run four times since then, so I was quite pleased with the latest finish time, shaving off almost an entire minute. I ran with my two older brothers, Eric and Carl, and Nick, my 12 year old nephew/godson. We had a small fan section--Mom, Dad, Steve (Nick's Dad) and Miles (Carl's 21 month old son).

(Eric, Carl, me and Nick before the race)

The weather was fabulous--high 60s and cloudy with a slight breeze. An isolated shower came in just as I was coming in at the finish. The course was a simple layout--long leg out, long leg back with a downhill entry to the finish. What a way to kick it into high gear for the final stretch.

My problem this race was that at about the 2 mile mark, I had to pee so damn bad. So I didn't dare pick up the pace lest I wet myself. So I held out until the end with my final burst. I bee-lined it to the biffy as quickly as I could after I ran through the finish chute. The port-o-potty couldn't have been a sweeter sight to my eyes.

(After the race)

Anyway, another race has been chalked up; my third registered run. I think I've caught the running bug. I've got a couple more coming up in September and I'll have to see what's out there for July / August. Anyone interested?

Woot-woot!