Showing posts with label Hudson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hudson. Show all posts
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Hudson Booster XC Open 5K
I ran the Hudson Booster XC Open 5K Saturday. It was warm and sunny, but not humid. The course is the Hudson High School cross country course. It has many hills and is run over grass, dirt and sand.
When the race started, it felt like I was going slow. Running into the woods for the first time, I started catching up with others and passing them. Back in the woods is a downhill and a big sandy uphill. I did catch and pass a girl after reaching the top of the hill. Once we ran out of the woods, the course was flat for a bit. I told myself to go faster while it was so flat. I could actually feel myself doing that.
During the second mile, I caught up to a big group of girl high school cross country runners. They were walking, so I was able to pass all of them. Ahead of the cross country girls was a group of women runners around my age. I was disappointed I was never able to gain on them.
I was proud of how I finished the race. While I was running to the finish, a few people were cheering for me. Most the girl behind me was getting more cheers. I don't know how close she was, but I didn't want her to pass me. I ran as hard as I could to the finish line. I crossed the line in 29:13, which was eight seconds faster than last year. I did place third in my age group.
I have one more cross country race next week. This course is tough too. Can't wait to tackle it.
When the race started, it felt like I was going slow. Running into the woods for the first time, I started catching up with others and passing them. Back in the woods is a downhill and a big sandy uphill. I did catch and pass a girl after reaching the top of the hill. Once we ran out of the woods, the course was flat for a bit. I told myself to go faster while it was so flat. I could actually feel myself doing that.
During the second mile, I caught up to a big group of girl high school cross country runners. They were walking, so I was able to pass all of them. Ahead of the cross country girls was a group of women runners around my age. I was disappointed I was never able to gain on them.
I was proud of how I finished the race. While I was running to the finish, a few people were cheering for me. Most the girl behind me was getting more cheers. I don't know how close she was, but I didn't want her to pass me. I ran as hard as I could to the finish line. I crossed the line in 29:13, which was eight seconds faster than last year. I did place third in my age group.
I have one more cross country race next week. This course is tough too. Can't wait to tackle it.
Monday, July 28, 2014
Hudson Booster XC 5K Open
I ran the Hudson Booster XC 5K Open Saturday in Hudson. It was a sunny and warm morning. It was also my birthday and would be entering a new age group, 35-39. The county I live in, the age group of 35-39 is very competitive. The ladies in this age group are super fast. Since it was my birthday, the goal of the race was to be competitive and have fun.
When the race started, I found myself in the middle of the pack. I was behind all of the high school, college and former collegiate runners. The course runs through a swamp area. In the swamp, there are some hills. We first run encounter a down hill. The path is covered with sand. The footing is loose and runners need to be careful. Soon we encountered an uphill. The uphill was the same as the downhill, sand was the path on most of it. I decided instead of trying to run on the side where there was a dirt/grass mix, I would just run up the middle and get over the hill as fast as possible. That option worked well as I ran up on the back of a group.
Before crossing the first mile, I was running next to and behind a young boy. Every time I would get beside him, he would look at me and start sprinting away. I crossed the mile mark in 8:50. The start of the second mile, took us through a wooded area. I was able to finally catch and pass the young boy after running up a hill. The course loops around in the woods and we finally pop out and run over grass in a local park. After crossing the two mile mark in 18:49, I was able to chase down a girl. I passed her running around the outside of the Hudson High School track.
The last half mile of the cross country course loops back into the swamp area that we ran through at the start of the race. When I started running down the large hill, I had to slow down. I didn't want to slip on the loose sand. When I made it down the hill safely, I picked up the pace. After that hill, was the final uphill of the course. I ran up the middle again. The sand was making it difficult for me to power up the hill. But I worked at it and finally crested the hill. I was able to ran strong towards the finish line. I crossed the line in 29:21. I was third in my new age group. I was happy to come home with a medal on my 35th birthday.
When the race started, I found myself in the middle of the pack. I was behind all of the high school, college and former collegiate runners. The course runs through a swamp area. In the swamp, there are some hills. We first run encounter a down hill. The path is covered with sand. The footing is loose and runners need to be careful. Soon we encountered an uphill. The uphill was the same as the downhill, sand was the path on most of it. I decided instead of trying to run on the side where there was a dirt/grass mix, I would just run up the middle and get over the hill as fast as possible. That option worked well as I ran up on the back of a group.
Before crossing the first mile, I was running next to and behind a young boy. Every time I would get beside him, he would look at me and start sprinting away. I crossed the mile mark in 8:50. The start of the second mile, took us through a wooded area. I was able to finally catch and pass the young boy after running up a hill. The course loops around in the woods and we finally pop out and run over grass in a local park. After crossing the two mile mark in 18:49, I was able to chase down a girl. I passed her running around the outside of the Hudson High School track.
The last half mile of the cross country course loops back into the swamp area that we ran through at the start of the race. When I started running down the large hill, I had to slow down. I didn't want to slip on the loose sand. When I made it down the hill safely, I picked up the pace. After that hill, was the final uphill of the course. I ran up the middle again. The sand was making it difficult for me to power up the hill. But I worked at it and finally crested the hill. I was able to ran strong towards the finish line. I crossed the line in 29:21. I was third in my new age group. I was happy to come home with a medal on my 35th birthday.
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