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Sacramento Zoo Zoom 5k Race Report

They forecast heavy rain, 20 mph winds and general mayhem for race time this morning, but it all held off until this afternoon, so we ran in pristine conditions.

My training has been going well, so while I’m not in top form I knew my time would be respectable. The only downside was no timing mat at the start, so gun time is your only time. I started my Garmin at the line, so these splits are chip time equivalents. My Garmin is also set on auto-pause, so it stops whenever I come to a full stop (which came in handy, as you’ll see).

Mile 1 – 7:41

Mile 2 – 7:47

Mile 3 – 7:53

.1 – 0:45

Finish – 24:06

My official time was 24:31.5, the difference being due to the 30 seconds or so I (and several others) spent checking on the young woman lying face down in the grass about a mile and three-quarters into the race. Fortunately there was a police officer nearby and the ambulance was immediately dispatched. So congratulations to those who PR’ed while running past her prone body. Good job!

I finished 139th in a field of 1,350, and 11th of 56 in the 50-59 age group.

This was my first race since last October and it was good to get back at it. And we got a free entry to the zoo, which is a nice treat.

I won’t be racing again until Memorial Day, and I’ll spend the interim increasing distance at target marathon pace (8:12) and getting some longer long runs in.