Irunlikeagirl

[cthulhia]

31st Tufts 10K for Women

Year	gun time	chip time	Pace
2007	1:12:31	1:10:01	11:17
2006	did not register
2005	did not start
2004	1:18:39	1:14:39	12:01

Lesson number 1: fine, I can run on wet pavement. I just don't like it. No sir, not one bit. I did probably slow myself in some spots because the ground felt slimy. (Slimier than the bananas at the finish line, which was pretty slimy, I tell you what.) But, the cool temperature probably brought my pace up, so, it evened out.

Lesson number 2: I can do this one without an escort. At least when it's cool enough that I am willing to run with everything I brought with me. There was an enormous line at the finish line festival thingie that turned out to be BAG CHECK. However, it would've been more fun with an escort.

mwerble ended up on the train downtown with me, but continued onto dimsumland. rawrin and I found each other at the start line, but then I lost her within the first mile. My time probably would've been better if I'd managed to not lose her until the second mile. I didn't find her at the end tho'.

Like the Ramble back in the days of yore, I may have recouped the entry fee on loot:

• 6 bottles of smartwater
• 3 bottles of vitaminwater
• 2 mini-bottles of vitaminwater
• 3 bags bearnaked granola
• 2 luna sport chews
• 2 luna recovery smoothie mixes
• 5 mini-luna bars
• 1 individually wrapped sharp cheddar slice thingie
• $50 discount to some spa in southboro. (I was thinking, you know, massages and aromatherapy, but, they seem more focused on botox and lipo. about the only thing they offer that sounds vaguely interesting is laser hair removal.)

I could've doubled that amount with better bags or an extra pair of hands, or... less pride.

Now I crave hot tub... and an enormous bowl of noodles from porter exchange.