105 Shannon S. F 31 38:55
Not sure how they were timing this thing, but according to them I finished almost a whole minute sooner then the time on the Garmin read...I had my time at 39:48...but I like theirs better. :)
Mandy informed me that there was a big board at the finish line that popped your time up as soon as you crossed, and she even said the time they posted for her did not match the time that was on the board.
I was oblivious to the board at the time, but now I'm curious as to what it said and if it was closer to what I timed myself at. I think they might have made a mistake in the times, but I think it was for our benefit.
They spelled my last name wrong too on the results page. :)
I finished 105 out of 114. But I finished, and under my goal of 45 minutes, so that's all that matters!
The first place 'kid', and I say kid because he is 19, finished with a time of 16:07...crazy! I thought the guy that came in 3rd place had won...he was the first one I remember seeing pass us by, so obviously the first two guys were a blur as they ran by.
I think I would have done much better without all the hills! The first big hill at the start of the race wasn't too bad at the time and I was able to run up it, but once we turned around and ran back the way we came and I had to run up it again at the end of the race...well, that was a different story!
I didn't walk a whole lot, but a lot more then I wanted to.
But HOLLAR for the little kids handing out water!! ;) SOOOO glad they were there!
My legs hurt more today then they did yesterday and more yesterday then Saturday. No pain, no gain I guess??
Nonetheless, I'm proud of myself for doing this!!! I can't believe I actually ran a race! HA!
Here's a few unflattering pics of me looking like I have huge thunder thighs and that I'm picking my shorts out of my crotch :)
You CRUSHED your projected time! Awesome!! You should be very proud of yourself.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the time thing- was this chip timed? Did they give you something to tie on your shoe and cut off afterwards? If that was the case, it doesn't start counting time until you cross the start line. If you started your Garmin at the gun and didn't actually cross the line until a minute later, that would explain the time difference.
And if that wasn't the case- just take the faster time. If it's on the internet, it's official. :o)
You looked great!
ReplyDeleteNikki's right. With those chips we put on our shoes, when we crossed the starting line, it started our official time. The time on the big clock was started the second the first person crossed the starting line, so it was off by a minute or so for our times.