I’ll keep today sweet and simple. Thanks to all of your encouragement and support, the Dublin Shamrock 5K was a success in more ways than one: a new PR and a 2011 goal is now complete (placing overall)! It wasn’t as painful as I had expected and am now considering all 5Ks a Band-Aid race. You don’t really want to do it, but if you just breathe and yank it off – it will be over in a no time. Plus, you’ll realize it wasn’t all that bad.
Time: 19:17
Overall Female: 3rd
Age Group: 1st / 157
Overall: 37 / 1618
I wasn’t the only one who got to enjoy the festivities though. I scooped up free post-race pizza and sandwiches for Chicken Face – this is how I pay him for being my personal bag check!
And yes, that jersey is sucking my insides out. The new running club that I joined was nice enough to loan me a jersey when I got to the race – little did I know it would be about five sizes too small for me. They called it the “5K Corset” and I’m considering it my initiation.
Happy Running!
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Day 71: 5 miles
Day 72: 13 miles
Day 73: 3.1 miles
Day 74: TBD
HOLY COW little miss fast! sweet PR! nice job.
Congrats on your PR!! What do you listen to when you run?!
19:17??? You are SO FAST. And now you don’t have to run any more 5ks! Biggest win of all.
UMMM HOT DAMN THAT IS FAST!!!! That is amazing! Also, total bummer I thought CF was going to run with you?!?!
Hooray! PRs abound this weekend — great job!!
congrats on such an amazing race! I’m hoping to have PR times (not that fast though) in my next 2 5ks a week from this coming weekend.
You are SO AMAZING!! I don’t think I’ve said that enough times already…SPEED DEMON!! And congrats on placing overall!! Plus your singlet is SO cool!
Woo hooo speedy! Congrats!
Great job! Sweet PR!
Way to go! Especially since you did 13 the day before– hope to see you test out some more 5Ks in the future, in an appropriately fitting top
Nice race!!!!
your a speedy pants! Teehee!!!
Whoa, speedy 5k! Congrats on your PR and placing!
Congrats that’s so awesome!!!
Congrats on the new 5k PR and your third place finish!
You are so freaking SPEEEEEEDY girl!!!! Congrats on the big PR!
Next time you are in Danville def go grab a running singlet
Those things are so tiny! Glad you had fun out there with the team!
Awesome job!!! Congrats on the first place age group finish! That doesn’t surprise me at all that you blew away your PR! I remember I was guessing that you would get between 19:00 – 19:30 haha
Congrats! Super fast! Too bad about the shirt – props for wearing it with pride despite the size!
YAY! Congrats on the 5k PR! Super speedy! I only hate 5ks during the last 0.75 miles!
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What a great PR!! HAH even in a tiny singlet
I feel like my uniforms NEVER fit me.
Congrats on your PR! I just got over here from Emma’s Featured Athlete post. I’m a runner too, and I know how amazing it feels to PR!
HOLY MOLY PAGE! YOU ARE SO SO FAST!!!!!!
I’m so excited to have found your blog through Emma’s!! You’re officially my new inspiration! I just set my 5k PR at 22:29 and was stoked, and while that seemed unachievable a few months before, I’m convinced I can do better. I love the band-aid metaphor. It’s so true! It hurts for a while, but when you’re running that fast, it doesn’t take long. I can’t wait to keep reading your blog!
Congrats on your PR! That’s incredible time!
Visiting via Emma’s blog, by the way.
Really enjoyed learning a bit about you there!
AWESOME!!!! You are sooo speedy!! Congrats!!!
WOW-amazing time-congrats!!!!
Wow! Congrats on the PR and placing! That’s freaking awesome!
I agree with the Band-aid metaphor…it’s so apt! Haha!
Congratulations again =)
congratulations! you never cease to amaze me, seriously!
question: what headband do you use and how do you get it to stay? i have tried numerous brands and none of them work! they all slip off!
Naomi, I used to have the same problem with headbands..then I tried violetlove!! http://www.violetloveheadbands.com -they’re a little pricey but they occasionally have sales where you can scoop some up at steal prices! The SHE ones are specifically made for athletes as the designer is a runner herself!!
congrats miss speedster!
Congratulations!!
Yes, it is a little too tiny but you look totally awesome in it
super speedy pr!!
you can rock the small singlet, no extra jiggle like (ahem) over here.
wowsers that’s a B.A. new 5k pr. seriously… smokin’ fast. And I would’ve been rockin’ some muffin top awesomeness in that singlet, so at least you’re looking good in the corset. Hah.
Crazy fast as usual!