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Turkey Trot Tune-Up 5K

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Sat, Nov 12, 2011

Race: Turkey Trot Tune-Up 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:16:38, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 2

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
8.00	0.00	3.10	0.00	0.00	11.10

This was Jake's and Andrea's tune-up for the Philly Marathon and it was my tune for a significantly less significant event, the Cold Turkey Trot at City Creek on Thanksgiving Day.

My splits basically tell the story: 5:01, 5:34, 5:25, 0:38. Losing 33 seconds in the 2nd mile of a 5k race on a track is obviously less than ideal. I went out with Jake at what I thought was a comfortable pace but after two miles my body and hip wasn't happy and I started losing significant ground. The second mile was the biggest struggle and last was a bit better because the end was in site. Overall the race was as painful as I suspected, exacerbated by my genius start, but still a super fun time.

Thanks Jake and Andrea for organizing and the chocolate milk and Allie for the excellent pics.

Nike Black Miles: 11.10

Comments

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 16:19:26 from 76.27.122.13

Sounds like fun. The wind was like 40 mph right?

From Jake K on Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 21:09:48 from 67.177.21.60

Good run today Fritz. 5Ks pretty much suck when you haven't done much speedwork. Keep fighting the good fight against that hip!

Rob it was basically a class 2 hurricane.

From Burt on Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 21:19:47 from 174.255.245.73

Hey, at least you went for it. Nice job.

From allie on Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 21:23:07 from 24.10.191.18

nice job, fritz, and nice seeing you today. i think that was an impressive run given the amount of actual running you've been able to do in the last few months. i hope your hip held up okay, and i hope all goes well with your long run tomorrow. it would be great if you could take a shot at CIM.

as for the pics -- i also do custom mugs, mouse pads and full-size posters if you are interested.

From Burt on Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 21:29:46 from 174.255.245.73

Could you wrap me in something billowy?

From Fritz on Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 21:37:58 from 67.182.226.25

I think Allie can do anything.

Correction on my post: after two laps, not two miles, I started to die.

Rob, even at it's worst, this wind didn't compare to the last 16 miles of the mesquite marathon last year. I still have nightmares about it and it has almost been a year.

From Adam RW on Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 09:57:07 from 155.101.144.2

Hi Fritz,

It has been awhile. With the wind and fast start I think the fall off is understandable. Jake makes it look so effortless it is easy to get sucked out by him. Have fun in City Creek.

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