Comments on: 2008 Run for the Heroes 5K

By: Knob » Chuy’s 5K

Knob » Chuy’s 5K — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:04:42 +0000

[...] Some guy in a Dodge drove by and yelled “arrogant assholes!” Some spectator yelled, “kick these whipper-snapper’s butts Gundy!” The guy I beat in the Heroes 5K had long ago disappeared off the horizon (he ran 17:05!). I doused some water on my head and felt better for .05 seconds. Mile 2 marker was just ahead so again I decided to reassess at that point. 5:51. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. Oh well, I’m two miles in so I might as well finish the damn thing. Michael Woo passed me and I just wanted to hang on to him, which I did (he finished 5 seconds in front of me). Scott Birk passed me but I caught him at the end. The last mile was even slower (5:56) than the second. I got a small flicker of energy and kicked it home in 34s for the last .1 (5:40 pace). Jessica and the boys, Andre and Pat, some neighbors, were all cheering near the finish, screaming at me to run faster. Damn, people, I’m running as fast as I freaking can! Finally, thankfully, blessedly, it was over. [...]

By: fletcher

fletcher — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:30:14 +0000

Nice race David, you are breaking through, keep pushing.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:55:25 +0000

Happy Birthday from Knob.

:o)

By: noel

noel — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:34:22 +0000

just read your previous post. Cool, you were training through. bonking is a concern though. Do you do the chocolate milk/silk thing after workout?

Eat. it’s good for you.

By: noel

noel — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:25:50 +0000

Awesome race. Great story. i like the elevation in the picture above. have you been lifting weights?

Better start running even splits in your interval workouts if you want to judge pace. Can you run 12×400 in 75 w/1 min rest?

i see a sub 35 10k.