After a day off yesterday to recover both physically and mentally from my 12-miler, I did a quick 5K this afternoon before the Georgia Tech bowl game. (We are currently sucking it up against Utah. Boo.) The good news is that I had a good run! 31:40 for the 5K, which is an impressive 10:13/mile for me — and that’s my pace with hills!
(Though I do have to say — I wonder if I don’t enjoy hills more than the endless flat of Houston. Sure, hills involve going up. But they also involve going down! Up is a challenge, but down is fun; flat can get so monotonous.)
I ran my standard Charlotte route that goes up lovely Queens Road with all the tall trees, and past the park. The last half mile is on Lilac Road, which is an enjoyable downhill section before a final 0.1-mile uphill push to the house. Since I start and finish at the same point, I know that the net elevation of the route is zero, but man — it sure feels nice ending with that awesome extended Lilac downhill.
I probably won’t get to run tomorrow, since Mom’s got a full schedule for me and I head to the airport in the evening to head down to Atlanta for a few days before getting back to Texas. But I’m hoping to squeeze in a couple 3-4 mile runs on Saturday, Sunday and/or Monday. Carter’s neighborhood is nice for running.
joe says
To answer your cycling question from a couple of days back:
I’ve ridden with Team AIM (Financial company here in town) and Team Urban (Urban Bike Gallery) for the BP rides. For the Bike to the Beach I rode with Team Methodist and on “Team Breda”–basically me on the bike and my wife driving support. In Dallas I rode with the Feisty Devils, but probably won’t be returning to that ride.
This year’s BP ride will likely be Team Breda with a significant support crew–we’re collecting riders as we speak!
Sam says
That’s one of the great things about running away from home…different surroundings. Different terrains. I love it. Be safe on your trip back to Texas!
carter says
It’s ~2 miles to the end of my street. So, that’s 3-4 miles easy. Or you can run by the river; that’s about a 2 mile loop also.
Jessica, a Houston Runner says
I knew you would rock it out!