Sunday, 30 April 2006

my first 5K. also swim

AEK and I ran in the Cherry Creek Sneak today. I ran the first 100 feet or so with her and then dropped back; her time was 28'something" and mine was 32'51". I ran a race!

And whee, the time as I crossed the finish line was 32'51" (accelerating at the end to get under 33'), but I started a bit back in the pack, so from start line to finish my official time was actually 32'19", squeaking me just into the top third of my division (F35-39). What's interesting (to me) about this page, if the link works, is the snapshot of generational names it gives.

And then it was 8:30 and we returned home for pancakes and coffee.

Later in the day I swam two thousand of the most casual meters ever. Because I barely exerted myself, I practiced breathing on 7s and even 9s rather than on 5s. My respiration has grown much stronger over the past year, so progressing from 3s to 5s wasn't hard.