Saturday, March 17, 2007
St. Patrick's Race Report
I ran the now annual St. Patrick's race here at the beach today. This race is unique as it was set up by a Catholic Priest who recently died while running at the beach a few months ago. As a result it had a very large turnout for this area of North Carolina. There are two races, a 5k and a 10K and I chose today to do the 10K.
The 10K had 200 runners and the 5K race had just over 500 so it was a real good turnout.
Weather was cool with temps in low 40's and very strong gusty winds. This race both starts on the beach and finishes on the beach. As a result the race times tend to be slower.
First .1 starts off in the deep sand until you hit the board walk and eventually make your way to the road. Mile splits were off but I felt strong and good throughout the race despite no rest this week. The race goal was just simply to keep my half marathon race pace or better.
The run is fun and I was in a comfortable grove and eventually made it to the final part of the race where the last .8 miles are on the beach. This part is slow and the tide was high so it was a delicate balance to run along the edge of the water and minimizing the deep sand portions until the final turn on the beach.
Final distance was 6.3 miles due to the running the edge of the water, time was 42:49 (6:49 mpm) good enough for 2nd masters male. I felt good the whole way and enjoyed the race in particularly as this was in memory of one of our local priests.
Enjoy the day everyone.
I ran the now annual St. Patrick's race here at the beach today. This race is unique as it was set up by a Catholic Priest who recently died while running at the beach a few months ago. As a result it had a very large turnout for this area of North Carolina. There are two races, a 5k and a 10K and I chose today to do the 10K.
The 10K had 200 runners and the 5K race had just over 500 so it was a real good turnout.
Weather was cool with temps in low 40's and very strong gusty winds. This race both starts on the beach and finishes on the beach. As a result the race times tend to be slower.
First .1 starts off in the deep sand until you hit the board walk and eventually make your way to the road. Mile splits were off but I felt strong and good throughout the race despite no rest this week. The race goal was just simply to keep my half marathon race pace or better.
The run is fun and I was in a comfortable grove and eventually made it to the final part of the race where the last .8 miles are on the beach. This part is slow and the tide was high so it was a delicate balance to run along the edge of the water and minimizing the deep sand portions until the final turn on the beach.
Final distance was 6.3 miles due to the running the edge of the water, time was 42:49 (6:49 mpm) good enough for 2nd masters male. I felt good the whole way and enjoyed the race in particularly as this was in memory of one of our local priests.
Enjoy the day everyone.
# posted by Kurt @ 4:24 PM 
Comments:
<< Home
Great race! Running in the sand is hard work... sounds like it didn't slow you down. Hopefully you managed to keep it out of your shoes and socks. :)
Hi Kurt,
Great job on the race! It sounds like you had a lot of fun :) Oh, and thanks for leaving comments on my blog!!!
Great job on the race! It sounds like you had a lot of fun :) Oh, and thanks for leaving comments on my blog!!!
Nothing like the tide coming in to motivate you to run faster! Great race! I was so jealous of the deep sand and the boardwalk, then I read your previous post about NY - wow! That's a crazy move, but pretty exciting.
Post a Comment
<< Home
