39 miles total traveled
Leg 1-9.3mi/30:59min.
The first leg of the journey was from Lake Villa to Gurnee-about 9.3 miles. I got up early this morning and was out the door by 6:35am, right on time.
Leg 2-6.2mi/48:30min
The 10k started at Warren High School, so there were ample bathrooms available. Once that was taken care of I met up with Jackie, Pete, Terry, Rosanne and Barry. A truly great looking crew if I ever saw one. Barry was in it for the 2 mile run, so he started after us. A gun went off and we started running.
This was a great course along the DPRT, a nice out-and-back with some shade and good scenery. Pete went out like he was shot out of a cannon, but Terry and I soon reeled him in. This was my first 10k, as well as Terry and Pete's. So we all set PRs by default. My plan for today was to run both races at about 8:00min/mile. Our finish time was perfect with 48:30, right on pace.
Leg 3-6.09mi/24:14min
This is the part where we got on our bikes and rode to Independence Grove, this was nice because it was only 6 miles and it felt good to engage some different muscles.
Leg 4-3.1mi./24:34 7/24 in AG
Right before the 5k gun
Rally for Autism 5k. We got there just in time, literally 5 minutes before the start. We found Tricia and Mary, for a quick picture before the run, then we heard the gun go off.
Here's some photos from the 5k:
Since we did the 10k first, this 5k seemed to fly by. I stopped a few times for some photo ops and just ran at about 8:00min/mi. For the first mile my legs felt pretty heavy, but that soon abated. My only beef with this race was the end of the course. Right before the finish line, there was a tiny out and back section. This was just bad planning. It seemed like they just measured wrong and needed an extra .2, so they just threw it in at the end. Thumbs down. What made it worse was that we had to run right by the BBQ before the out-and-back. Those sausages smelled damn good.
I finished in 24:34, this was my slowest 5k this year, but this was not about speed today.
This is us right after the 5k
Leg 5-14.5mi./54:29min
Now for the ride back home. Pretty uneventful, 6 miles back up the DPRT and back down Grand Ave. to round out the day.
When I got home my little guys were playing in the pool, man that looked like a good idea.
Oliver and me.
