5k good news/bad news :-)

kathryn

kathryn

Cathlete
The good news: I just met (and exceded) my season goal to do a 5k in 36 minutes (as a speed walker). I made it in 35:47! a PR.

The (kinda) bad news: Would have liked to have won (like last year in the same event, but with a slower time). Placed third overall (but behind an actual race walker who had taken lessons from an Olympic race-walking coach, and a woman who m...ust have been half my age, so not so bad! ;-) )
 
Congrats on your new PR!

Your bad news isn't really bad! I mean if you have to lose to someone, just consider what that person had to do to beat you! Wow! You rock!
 
kathryn said:
The good news: I just met (and exceded) my season goal to do a 5k in 36 minutes (as a speed walker). I made it in 35:47! a PR.

The (kinda) bad news: Would have liked to have won (like last year in the same event, but with a slower time). Placed third overall (but behind an actual race walker who had taken lessons from an Olympic race-walking coach, and a woman who m...ust have been half my age, so not so bad! ;-) )
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Can I just say that you just walked that race at my easy run pace? Seriously, you woulda kicked my ass and made me feel ridiculously slow. I know you like kicking runners' behinds, so I thought I'd let you know!
 
morningstar said:
Can I just say that you just walked that race at my easy run pace? Seriously, you woulda kicked my ass and made me feel ridiculously slow. I know you like kicking runners' behinds, so I thought I'd let you know!
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I actually don't get as much of a thrill from passing runners as I originally did (since I don't like to discourage those at the back of the running pack), BUT I must say, if there's someone who acts like they don't want to be passed by "a mere walker," (or I overhear somebody say something disparaging about walkers), I feel I must pass them!
 
Your good news is actually very good and definitely outweighs your kinda bad news. Congrats! That's a great 5k time.

Deborah
 
kathryn said:
The good news: I just met (and exceded) my season goal to do a 5k in 36 minutes (as a speed walker). I made it in 35:47! a PR.

The (kinda) bad news: Would have liked to have won (like last year in the same event, but with a slower time). Placed third overall (but behind an actual race walker who had taken lessons from an Olympic race-walking coach, and a woman who m...ust have been half my age, so not so bad! ;-) )
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Congratulations!!! You're awesome!! I know you would've left me in the dust!! Your time was very, very good!!
 
WOW, Kathryn!! That is awesome!! I don't think I could walk that fast... heck or run that fast even if I were being chased by an armed person!! :p:eek:

You rock, girl!!!!

Pam
 
You should be proud of yourself. I commend all of you that run these marathons. I'm not a runner, I'll walk something but not a runner.

You get two thumbs upp from me :eek:
 
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