{"id":214,"date":"2008-07-04T20:36:55","date_gmt":"2008-07-05T03:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2008\/07\/04\/a-qualifying-time\/"},"modified":"2008-07-08T07:39:25","modified_gmt":"2008-07-08T14:39:25","slug":"a-qualifying-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2008\/07\/04\/a-qualifying-time\/","title":{"rendered":"A Qualifying Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once again this year, I ran our local Butte-to-Butte 10k on July 4th. I decided my goal for this year was going to be to finish in under an hour. Last year was so, so hot – I wondered if I should carry a water bottle rather than depend on the water stations which can get congested and cause delays. BN offered to wait along the course with a bottle for me, so that worked out well. He didn’t register for the race but ran on a nearby trail and then the last couple of miles after giving me the water. I could see him getting gradually further ahead of me. There’s usually a guy at each mile marker calling out the elapsed time, and mine were hovering at the 10-minute mile mark – 21, 29, 39… the 5th mile didn’t have anyone. But I knew I would be cutting it close if I indeed made it in under an hour. BN popped out from the sideline near the 6 mile marker and urged me to speed up, I still had a chance! Aaaagh! I put on a burst of speed and caught sight of the finish clock in the middle distance. 59:33… 34… 35… ! Another burst of speed and I staggered across the finish line gasping, oh-my-god-oh-my-god! (There are videos of 5-minute increments of the finishes here<\/a> but my browser won’t let me see it so I don’t know if I show up or whether I look like a complete idiot. You’ll have to check it out and let me know! I’m wearing a green tank top, black shorts and my white-and-green “track town USA” bandana for good luck (from the olympic trials, left behind on a bleacher near us)<\/p>\n

While I was trying to get some breaths of air and waiting for the timing chip to be cut from my shoe (hi-tech this year!) a guy next to me leaned over and vomited. Gross! I looked away and edged to the side. I took some more gasping breaths. I looked to the left again just in time to see the vomiting guy hurl again. Great. I finished level with the vomiting guy. At least I wasn’t the one barfing.<\/p>\n

My official time was 59:54! Yay! As they would say at the Trials, that’s a PR for me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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