First timer to Khory's
On Wednesday, I found myself running in weather quite similar to the MDI marathon--windy and cold. An easy 3.37 miles around Fresh Pond in Cambridge. It was one of those days I was thankful to be a runner. Everything was effortless.
Yesterday, I ran Khory's 4.13 miler in Somerville for the first time. I was feeling lazy in the afternoon so I didn't run and I called Mike to ask him if he'd like to run Khory's with me. Of course I wasn't asking, but rather telling him what we would do that evening.
Khory's is an informal "race"/social run with the Somerville Road Runners and other like-minded people. I checked out the website beforehand and I admit I was intimidated by all the fast runners. Fast to me is anything more than a 9:50 pace. I like to take in all the scenery with my standard 10 minute miles. Well, the slowest women finish in 37/38 minutes. I knew I would most likely be the last person, so I wanted Mike to run with me so I wouldn't get lost on the roads.
The race started at Khory's State Spa, otherwise known as a bar, and after about a half a mile headed up Winter Hill. I live on top of Winter Hill so I'm used to running it, but I run up the opposite side. My side is steeper and shorter and the other side is much longer, but less steep. I made it up and over without too much complaint and picked up the pace a bit on the downhill. After the hill ended, I managed to maintain the pace with minimal effort. We ran mostly on the roads, but we were forced onto the sidewalks when a fire engine came screaming down the street. Another couple of quick turns and we were on Broadway again. I wanted to pick up the pace a little towards the end, but I didn't quite recognize where we were. So when I started thinking about running faster, I was already at the finish line. Oh well. The best part of the night was when they read off my time (I wasn't wearing a watch). 38:06 for an average pace of 9:14.
Yesterday, I ran Khory's 4.13 miler in Somerville for the first time. I was feeling lazy in the afternoon so I didn't run and I called Mike to ask him if he'd like to run Khory's with me. Of course I wasn't asking, but rather telling him what we would do that evening.
Khory's is an informal "race"/social run with the Somerville Road Runners and other like-minded people. I checked out the website beforehand and I admit I was intimidated by all the fast runners. Fast to me is anything more than a 9:50 pace. I like to take in all the scenery with my standard 10 minute miles. Well, the slowest women finish in 37/38 minutes. I knew I would most likely be the last person, so I wanted Mike to run with me so I wouldn't get lost on the roads.
The race started at Khory's State Spa, otherwise known as a bar, and after about a half a mile headed up Winter Hill. I live on top of Winter Hill so I'm used to running it, but I run up the opposite side. My side is steeper and shorter and the other side is much longer, but less steep. I made it up and over without too much complaint and picked up the pace a bit on the downhill. After the hill ended, I managed to maintain the pace with minimal effort. We ran mostly on the roads, but we were forced onto the sidewalks when a fire engine came screaming down the street. Another couple of quick turns and we were on Broadway again. I wanted to pick up the pace a little towards the end, but I didn't quite recognize where we were. So when I started thinking about running faster, I was already at the finish line. Oh well. The best part of the night was when they read off my time (I wasn't wearing a watch). 38:06 for an average pace of 9:14.
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