Shamrock Shuffle 3K 2012

Bib

Name

City

State

Div

Age

Sex

ChipTime

ClockTime

Overall

SexPl

DivPl

Pace

Divtot

Sextot

1180

Michel

Reams

Lexington

KY

F35-39

35

F

18:36

20:25

957

467

39

9:59

194

1536

I had a great race yesterday (3/17).  It was beautiful weather outside.  This was my 2nd race of the year and my very first 3K.  There were 2,373 runners (837 men/ 1,536 women).  My last race, I ran a mile in about 11 minutes.  I wanted to better my pace and time to run it in 10 minutes.  Overall, I am very proud of myself.  My chip time was 18:36 and clock time was 20:25.  I'm improving each race.  I feel since it was a shorter distance I was able to push myself more.  My time could have been better.  The starting of the race was a little bit packed.  They divided the runners into 4 groups: 12min runners were up front, 16min runners were in the middle, 21min runners were in the back with the walkers/strollers.  I placed myself in the 21min group.  We started down a narrow street so I was having trouble making it up to the front and was weaving around runners that started off slow.  Next year, I will definitely be in one of the first two groups.  My husband and kids were there to cheer me on at the starting and ending of the race.  It's the best feeling to know you've got supporters out there.

It's March Madness

My first race of the New Year.  I've been running on and off for the past few years but it was just to lose weight.  I've accomplished the weight loss but fell in love with running all over again.  The passion for running started when I was a 4th grader.  I ran track along with cross country till I graduated from high school.  At the time, I was pretty good until I started slacking off and didn't care to train as hard as everyone else. 

In July 2010, I purchased a nike sensor so I can use my ipod to time my runs.  It was the best purchase I ever made.  I like how it trains you for any race plus it graphs (http://www.nikeplus.com/) your runs so you can see how fast and slow your pace was. 

I made a promise to myself to continue eating healthy (because of the weight loss) and run again.  My goal is to train for my 1st half marathon and later a full marathon in the future.  I have 2 active children and in ways I'm doing this for them too.  I want them to know that "You can do anything you set your mind to do".

My first race of the year results:

Cardinal Hill’s Run For The Hill  3/10/12 Keeneland

139^th out of 281 overall/ 9^th out of 17 age group

Age Plc	Runners	Age Grp	Ov Plc	Gender Plc	Time	Pace
1	Joy Guillaum	F35_39	46	15	25:12.0	08:07.7
2	Krystina Firth	F35_39	64	19	26:23.7	08:30.8
3	Julie Clarke	F35_39	106	40	29:39.3	09:33.9
4	Lee Ann Kjelstrom	F35_39	107	41	29:42.8	09:35.0
5	Stephanie Thompson	F35_39	120	47	31:34.7	10:11.2
6	Chinami Kazami	F35_39	125	49	32:02.8	10:20.2
7	Tiffany Jarboe	F35_39	134	53	32:41.7	10:32.8
8	Rebekah Baker	F35_39	136	55	32:48.6	10:35.0
9	Michel Reams	F35_39	139	58	33:04.8	10:40.2
10	Cherise Cramer	F35_39	147	62	33:42.4	10:52.4

It's not the greatest time but this was my first race of the year and my goal was to run w/out stopping.  It was very cold (37 degrees).  I'm not use to running in cold weather.  I also didn't have the proper running gear which I plan to purchase soon.  I've got 2 more races this month.  I plan to better my time.

Personal Note  *Thank you honey for being there for me.  It was the best feeling in the world to see your big smile and sign I couldn't read from a far (LOL) waiting for me at the finish line.* XOXO