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or, Why My Quads Still Hurt

On Sunday I ran my first ever 5k, the Shamrock Run in the Inner Harbor.  I was pretty excited about the whole thing and pretty out of my element.  I do not own a pair of running shoes...or pants...or a properly fitting baseball cap, which is apparently the thing to wear while one is running.   My lack of proper gear aside, I did almost exactly how I wanted to do.  

I wanted to finish in under 30 minutes.  My time, 29 minutes and 10 seconds.
I wanted to not be dead.  Still here.
I wanted to finish in the top third.  I made the top half.

My stat line:
1629  74/250      32:13    29:10   9:23 

I was the 1629th finisher (out of 3321).  Number 74 of 250 in my age range.  From the time the gun when off to the time I crossed the finish line, 32 minutes and 13 seconds had elapsed.  From the time I crossed the start line to the time I crossed the finish line, 29 minutes and 10 seconds had elapsed.  I averaged 9 minute and 23 second miles.

I may never do this again, but I did it once and that is more than I could have said on Saturday.

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