5K race in Burlington, Iowa

3rd race of the year. This time it's a 5K. So glad it was only that. Last week's race was so hard that I needed a smaller race to recover.

This race was for the local YMCA/YWCA in Burlington, Iowa. It was a small unsponsored race so that meant many things.

First: No numbers on your belly. So as you will notice in all the pictures I don't have a number on.

Second: No chip timer for my shoe, they do the timing the old fashioned way, with a stop watch. Imagine that???

Third: No packet with fun prizes,food, or ads for other races

Fourth: Not many people participated

Fifth: Very few things to eat at the end

Lastly: When you cross the finish line you are given a popsicle stick with your place number on it. Your time is yelled at you. You do get a shirt to wear and brag about your race so that is fun!

Results: There were 120 racers and I placed 49th out of 120

There were 18 racers in my age group of 30-39 and I placed 7th out of 18

My first mile time was 8:58, end of second mile 18:40, end of race 29:13 so this means I ran the 3.1 miles with a pace time of 9 minutes and 40 seconds. Beating my time from my last 5 K.

And as always my goals are these:

1. to not be last
2. to beat 30 minutes
3. to finish.

I did all three. Horay for me! Next race is in Tiffin, Iowa in 3 weeks on July 10th. My son Brenden may run this one with me.


1st picture of me was when I finished the first lap of Crapo park in Burlington. I was tired but determined to make the next lap. I'm blurry because I'm so fast. :)

Running to the finish line!

This is the best feeling ever to cross over the finish and say to yourself, "I am awesome."