i did this thing (2016 version)
Feb. 7th, 2016 10:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kirkcudbrightThe honor of the first race of the year goes to The Great Stew Chase 15K in beautiful Lynn. According to the official results, I logged 1:18:00, or 8:23/mile. 88/232 finishers = 38th percentile overall; 11/24 = 46th percentile in my division, oh well.
After the race, I was eating my stew (because Great Stew Chase) with a bunch of runners who sort-of knew each other, and one was like "Meh, I did what set out to do; I wanted under 60, so I did under 60." And I was like, guh, you were one of the first 16 finishers, and did a 6-minute pace for an hour, and I can manage a 6-minute pace for 2 minutes max, and you're all "meh"? And of course I'm all "meh" about my own time...
After the race, I was eating my stew (because Great Stew Chase) with a bunch of runners who sort-of knew each other, and one was like "Meh, I did what set out to do; I wanted under 60, so I did under 60." And I was like, guh, you were one of the first 16 finishers, and did a 6-minute pace for an hour, and I can manage a 6-minute pace for 2 minutes max, and you're all "meh"? And of course I'm all "meh" about my own time...
