If you listen carefully you can hear one of my kids yell, “You’re not an old man yet!” 😂
This past weekend I got to enjoy family, friends, tractors, funnel cake, and fresh sweet corn – all as a part of “Cascade Hometown Days” in the great state of Iowa! 🌽🐄😃
On Saturday morning I had the opportunity to run in the Cascade 5K for the second year in a row. Here’s my post-race recap:
I definitely paced the race better this year (I actually saved some in the tank so I could drop the hammer and kick the last 3/10 of a mile or so – always a good feeling!).
And as for my most personally important barometer, EFFORT: I left it all on the course (I literally had to lay on my back sprawled out on the concrete for a few minutes before I could function properly 🤪🙃💪🏆).
So, all in all, a race I’m proud of. It wasn’t my fastest 5K (in fact, almost 2 minutes slower than last year!), but based on my endurance training this summer I feel like I still got the most out of myself AND, more importantly, accomplished one of my goals for 2023: Having “fun with fitness”. 🤠👍
Oh, and I had the best (and loudest!) fans on the course (my family)! 🥰
I’ll certainly be back next year for my 3rd running of the Cascade 5K. I’m already looking forward to it! 🎉
RACE SPLITS AND FINAL TIME:
Mile 1 – 7:35
Mile 2 – 7:47
Mile 3 – 7:36
Last 1/10 – 0:41
Finish time – 23:39
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Thanks, and God bless you!
Greg
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