Prospect Park, Brooklyn
12 February 2012
28:31 Finish, 5k PR
Two PRs in two weeks in a park that I could never imagine running fast…it’s a 2012 miracle. I registered for the Valentine 5k on a whim, because I found out it was part of a race series and I was already registered for the other two races. (If you run all three you get a bag. I’m a sucker for schwag that isn’t a t-shirt.)
Race morning was COLD. C-O-L-D. The high (for NYC) winds meant windchills in the low teens and I didn’t even come close to getting warm until halfway through mile three. At that point, what did it matter if I warmed up? I just ran as fast as I could and beat my former 5k PR by four seconds. Yeah, it’s not much, but when you’re me and you don’t train for speed, it’s a big deal. lol
This was a Brooklyn Road Runner Club race and they did a bang-up job. Check them out here. They put little heart stickers on our bibs, which I thought was a nice touch. 🙂
