The Square Fair is an event that takes place for a weekend every August. Some streets downtown are blocked off, and the streets are filled with food vendors, arts & crafts booths, entertainment, and other fun events.
One of those events being the Square Fair 5km!
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| My 'pre-race' shot, courtesy of my Business Man. And yes, we started off running down that One Way street. |
So of course I ran. The turn-out for this race was small (167) compared to the Freedom 5km on July 4 (1000+). I'm not really sure why, because it was a great race!
It started downtown, winded through some city/neighborhood streets (almost right past our house!), and then finished up on the River Walk trail. My goal for this race was to break 20:00. (Which I haven't done since college... yikes!)
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| There's me at the start of the race! Love my black Nike tempos! |
Here's how it broke down:
- Mile 1--6:10
- Mile 2--6:37
- Mile 3.1--7:07 (6:24-pace)
Finish Time--19:54 (!)
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| Yes, I let a high school kid beat me at the very end. At least it wasn't one of my own students. |
I was so happy with my final time! I haven't seen a number in the 19's in ages. Now I just want to run more and more 5ks and try to beat my pr of 19:08. Perhaps I'll run a few more on my way to my halves this fall.
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| Finish line. |
Another bonus? Since the race was so small, I also took 1st female overall! What a perfect day.
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| That was not the trophy I took home. It was huge! The male & female winners get their names engraved on it, and it sits somewhere in public on display. Not really sure where though... |
I even got to be interviewed by the local newspaper! That was so exciting. The article can be found here, if you're interested.
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| Me talking to Mr. Newspaper Man. That was fun. :) |
Anyways, after I ran home (cool-down) and cleaned up, my Business Man and I headed back downtown to check out the rest of what the Square Fair had to offer.
We checked out the arts & crafts booths and watched some dance performances. I saw a couple of my students perform, which reminds me that school starts in just 17 days!
I tried to my convince my Business Man to get a Henna tattoo of my name, but he wouldn't go for it.
I found a new fountain that I didn't remember seeing before.
And we got some kettle corn. That stuff is good.
It was fun, but not too exciting. I think next year we need to come down at night when the bands are playing. Lots more to do and people to see. But all in all, Square Fair = success!
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I realized I never did a Weekly Rundown last week since we were in Wisconsin! So I'll do 2 weeks worth tonight. Heh. I'll be updating my Race Training page as well.
Weekly Rundown (July 25-31, 2011)
Goals: 45 miles, 4-mile tempo, 10-mile long run
Monday: 7.6 miles (60:04; 7:55 avg)
Tuesday: 4-mile tempo (6:45 avg); 7.1 miles total with warm-up & cool-down
Wednesday: 6.2 miles, hills (51:15; 8:15 avg)
Thursday: 5.3 miles (44:16; 8:21 avg)
Friday: 10-mile long run (1:22:00, 8:12 avg)
Saturday: 6.1 miles (51:00; 8:22 avg)
Sunday: Off
Total: 42.3 miles
Weekly Rundown (August 1-7, 2011)
Goals: 45 miles, 4-mile tempo, 10-mile long run
Monday: 6.1 miles (50:00; 8:12 avg)
Tuesday: 6.3 miles (51:25; 8:09 avg)
Wednesday: 4 miles (30:40; 7:40 avg)
Thursday: 10.3-mile long run (1:21:52; 7:54 avg)
Friday: 5.3 miles shake-out, plus strides (42:26; 8:00 avg)
Saturday: Square Fair 5km! (19:54, 6:25 avg); 7.9 miles total with warm-up & cool-down
Sunday: 5.4 miles (42:55; 7:55 avg)
Total: 45.3 miles
I'm definitely satisfied with this past week!
Goals for next week:
- 45-50 miles
- 5-mile tempo @ 6:50-7:00 pace (<-- a lil' scared of this one)
- 11-12 mile long run
Hope everyone's weekend was great! Ours sure was. I'm actually heading into school a couple of days this week to get some work done... can't believe the summer is almost over!
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