The Giant Race 2016 Recap!

I ran my first 5K race since high school...

Another good training race on my way to finishing the San Francisco Originals Series.

For me, the coolest thing about the Giant Race is that you finish in the Giants stadium (AT&T Park) where you can literally kiss the ground that the Giants have  played on. Pretty special. I mean, I'm not a baseball type of woman but the Giants do hold a special place in my heart because SF was amazing on the night they won the 2014 World Series. It was the same night Marvin and I first kissed. So happy faces to that :).

A few things I could've done better: Mainly, I need to work on maintaining my starting pace which is typically ~7:00/mi. The pace slowly increases to ~7:30/mi until the final quarter mile or so. With a bit more endurance training and intervals, I'm sure I can improve in time for Bridge to Bridge (signed up for 5km). I lost a few seconds weaving between people and running to the very side of the course but overall, I just need to build better endurance at that intensity.

I finished in the top 10 women for the 5K and top 3 in the F25-29 category. Pretty cool even though I know all the fast people are running the 10K and HM instead! Some of these girls are running mad impressive times!! Sheesh.

In other news, I completed my first half century one week before the 5K! It was really difficult for me to focus during the last 5-6 miles due to hunger, fatigue, and desperation. I wanted to get home and EAT and I may have been delirious at one point. Gotta bring more food or buy a few energy gels for these types of things...

Upcoming Events

9/25/2016 | Santa Cruz Sprint Triathlon (700yd, 12mi bike, 3.1mi run)

10/2/2016 | Bridge to Bridge 5km

11/20/2016 | Berkeley Half Marathon

4/30/2017 | Big Sur International Marathon