It's been a great trip so far. My first race of the weekend - Penn Relays 10k on Thursday night - went well. I ran a new 10k PR (29:49) and finished 6th overall. Storms earlier in the day resulted in about a 90 weather delay, so our race didn't technically start until Friday, with a 12:30 a.m. start time; I wouldn't be too upset if I never finished another race at 1 a.m.
Other than the start time, it was a good night to race. The storms earlier in the day gave way to a calm night inside Franklin Field. Temps were a little warm, which is why I think everyone was a little conservative at the beginning of the race. We went through the 5k around 14:58 and it wasn't until the 4 mile mark that things began to pick up and spread out. My last 1k could have been better, but I was happy with the finishing time.
Tomorrow morning I'll be back on the starting line for the Broad Street Blue Cross 10 miler. It's the largest 10 mile race in the US, with 30,000 runners signed up to run. I'm feeling surprisingly well after Thursday's (or Friday's, depending on how you look at it) race. I went for a little shake out run on Friday with former OU teammate of mine - Pat Harvey. He took me on a little tour of the city, which including a run up the stairs of the Philly Art Museum - made famous by its scenes in Rocky movie.
Last night, Pat and I, went with Shamus - another OU teammate who is in town for the Penn Relays - to the Phillies game. It was nice to kick back, relax and catch up. Ryan Howard had 2 homers, 1 of which was a grand slam.
I'm heading back to Franklin Field for the rest of the Penn Relays this afternoon. They've got some good races on tap. The USA vs. the World relay races should be fun to watch. The Penn Relays is without a doubt the most unique, and most chaotic, track meet I've ever seen!!
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| Penn Relays 10,000 - 29:49 |
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| Franklin Field - 2011 Penn Relays |
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