The Chisholm Trail Parkway has been under construction for quite some time, and ultimately, will connect downtown ft worth to Johnson county. As a signature event leading up to the opening of the tollway, a run and ride event was scheduled.
5k and 13.1 runs were planned, as well as rides of 12, 33 and 48 miles.
The plan, for many of us, was to run the 13.1, and follow that with the 48 mile ride. The schedule allowed for this, as the 13.1 began at 7 and the rides began at 10:30.
To the frustration of many, the bike rides and half marathon sold out early. It was never advertised that races would be capped. Social media was full of complaints and frustrated racers who missed the opportunity to race desired distances. I, too, was on that list. By the time I registered, only the 5k was open.
It had been 4 months since I had raced at that distance, so, figured I would attempt to run for speed and set a PR. If I was going to be limited to a short race, I hoped to at least accomplish a new PR.
The 5k was an out and back route, on the parkway. I moved towards the front and took off quickly. My 1st mile was 7:43, the fastest to date. The 1st half of the run was uphill into a headwind. Tough, but, manageable. I slowed a little on the remainder of the run, and missed my target of 25 minutes, but, did, in fact, set a PR at 26.23.
Several PR's set on this one, as evidenced by my Strava post: http://www.strava.com/activities/139507793
It appears that I extended my run by almost .1 miles, which also increased my total time.
While happy with my result, I left a bit unsatisfied, as a few of my colleagues were gearing up for the ride when I left.
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