Jaguar 5k Run Results

Length -- 5k (3.1 mi)
Race time -- 39:42
Pace -- 12:47

This wasn't a bad little race. It started and ended at the Intramural fields on South's campus and wound through the Molecular Bio Lab/Medical College/Library loop. The middle of the track had a lot of hills I wasn't quite expecting, which brought my mileage down a bit (the first mile was all downhill, and I managed a 9:45 pace then, so I took it easy over the hills).

Still, not a bad track for practicing hill climbs, which is something the Dublin course lacks (thankfully).

Keep your fingers crossed.

Yeah, this whole race thing has gotten off to a rocky start.

I've just come back from staying a week in a wintry Connecticut (visiting grandparents) to find that the weather here hasn't been too conducive to running. The rain in Mobile is somewhat unpredictable these days. I could have sworn it was gonna drop any second (starting last night), but it's holding off for God knows what -- the Apocalypse, maybe? Who knows.

I was planning on starting my real running journal in February, but I may start a bit sooner after I run in the Jaguar 5K this weekend: http://www.southalabama.edu/publicrelations/pressreleases/2009pr/010809a.html

That's all for now. I'll begin the posts as soon as I can get out there!

The first of many

Hey everyone. I'm starting this blog to detail the events of my training for the Dublin City Marathon in October. I'll be making notes about mile times, how many miles I run per day, etc. Here's hoping this is all worthwhile!