Back in November, a week after the Big Cedar 50 letdown (but Marathon PR) Misti and I found ourselves in Key West for a work trip/mini vacation with her job. It was a great trip, that included some good restaurants, sight seeing, and jet skiing around the island. It also just happened to be a weekend where they were holding a 5k, and we had to jump at the opportunity to say we've ran a race in Key West! It was a small race, I'd guess maybe 200 runners or so, and it ran right along the beach/sea wall with great views of the Atlantic Ocean and the sunrise.
Needless to say, it was hot and humid, even at 8am, with the temp in the low 80's and humidity was around 70%, much different than Texas that time of year. But it was just a 5k so we could stand the heat for a short race, no problem...so we thought.
Surprisingly, I had a great race, considering I'd ran a marathon PR just 6 days ago! I took off with the lead pack and stayed close for about half a mile, then some of the younger guys left us all behind, one of them finishing around 16 minutes. I kept the lead woman in my sights, and figured if I could stay with her I'd have a pretty good finishing time. We jockeyed back and forth the entire race with both of us fading a few times but surging back with a second and third wind along the 3.1 mile course. With about half a mile to go I thought she was gonna leave me for good, as she sped off into the distance with me fading slightly. But as soon as I thought I ran out of gas, a sudden burst of energy hit me and I took off, catching her about 100 yards from the finish and coming in with a time of 22:04...about 2 mins faster than I thought I'd be able to run that day with my marathon legs still recovering. I finished 2nd in age group 30-39, and was closing in on the 1st place finisher, but ran out of room to catch him, as he beat me out for the top spot by about 15 seconds. Overall I came in with the 12th spot, this being the highest I've ever placed in a 5k! I felt amazing! After I finished, I grabbed some bottles of water and a banana and headed down the street to catch Misti on her way in...and came to find out that her race was completely the opposite of mine, but for a reason we didn't know about until a month later...THAT SHE WAS PREGNANT!!
It was really hard on her to even finish, as she was overheating big time at the end, and pretty much collapsed in a grassy spot to recover as I poured some cold water on her head and neck. She was wondering why she had such a rough time and had to throw up at the end, but come to find out it was nausea she was suffering from just like the last time she was pregnant. Couple that with the fact she hadn't even ran in a couple (or maybe several) months, I was proud of her for even finishing that race! After she cooled off she started to feel much better, and we stayed around for the awards ceremony (which was fun because I don't usually get to do that) to receive my 2nd AG award, we headed out for breakfast, at McDonald's, her first pregnancy craving, lol!
Overall, we had a great trip to Key West, and can't wait to go back one day!
Race Gear:
Shoes- Altra Torin 2.0
Socks- Features Merino Wool
Shorts- Hurley Board Shorts (we were in Key West)
Shirt- Nike Tri Blend Cali Running Tank
Watch- Garmin Fenix 3
Hat- Columbia
Sunglasses- Oakley Holbrook
Needless to say, it was hot and humid, even at 8am, with the temp in the low 80's and humidity was around 70%, much different than Texas that time of year. But it was just a 5k so we could stand the heat for a short race, no problem...so we thought.
Surprisingly, I had a great race, considering I'd ran a marathon PR just 6 days ago! I took off with the lead pack and stayed close for about half a mile, then some of the younger guys left us all behind, one of them finishing around 16 minutes. I kept the lead woman in my sights, and figured if I could stay with her I'd have a pretty good finishing time. We jockeyed back and forth the entire race with both of us fading a few times but surging back with a second and third wind along the 3.1 mile course. With about half a mile to go I thought she was gonna leave me for good, as she sped off into the distance with me fading slightly. But as soon as I thought I ran out of gas, a sudden burst of energy hit me and I took off, catching her about 100 yards from the finish and coming in with a time of 22:04...about 2 mins faster than I thought I'd be able to run that day with my marathon legs still recovering. I finished 2nd in age group 30-39, and was closing in on the 1st place finisher, but ran out of room to catch him, as he beat me out for the top spot by about 15 seconds. Overall I came in with the 12th spot, this being the highest I've ever placed in a 5k! I felt amazing! After I finished, I grabbed some bottles of water and a banana and headed down the street to catch Misti on her way in...and came to find out that her race was completely the opposite of mine, but for a reason we didn't know about until a month later...THAT SHE WAS PREGNANT!!
It was really hard on her to even finish, as she was overheating big time at the end, and pretty much collapsed in a grassy spot to recover as I poured some cold water on her head and neck. She was wondering why she had such a rough time and had to throw up at the end, but come to find out it was nausea she was suffering from just like the last time she was pregnant. Couple that with the fact she hadn't even ran in a couple (or maybe several) months, I was proud of her for even finishing that race! After she cooled off she started to feel much better, and we stayed around for the awards ceremony (which was fun because I don't usually get to do that) to receive my 2nd AG award, we headed out for breakfast, at McDonald's, her first pregnancy craving, lol!
Overall, we had a great trip to Key West, and can't wait to go back one day!
Race Gear:
Shoes- Altra Torin 2.0
Socks- Features Merino Wool
Shorts- Hurley Board Shorts (we were in Key West)
Shirt- Nike Tri Blend Cali Running Tank
Watch- Garmin Fenix 3
Hat- Columbia
Sunglasses- Oakley Holbrook
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