5k Fail: Sweat Your Thorns Off 5k Race Report

I wanted to be part of the Boring Runner's  semi Annual Virtual 5K race.  It was held yesterday and this is my race report.  Mainly, I report that I suck.  And yet, I am going to bore you with the many details that make up my FAIL.

I should mention my excuses.  I live in the pit of humanity and running when it is miserably hot and the humidity is in the 90% area really stinks.  The heat gives me headaches and my doctor told me I'd just have to stop running all summer.  I did not listen. I found a complicated regime that seems to keep the really bad migraines at bay, but I am definitely slower and I am not increasing mileage like I would really like to.

My other big excuse is that we got a dog.  Since I need to run and he needs to run, we've been doing it together.  This means that during our typical 3.3 mile runs we stop at 3 different water stations for him to get a drink, and depending on his morning, we may stop another time or 2, wherein I may get the additional pleasure if trotting down the trail with a baggie of warm doggie poo in my hand.

This is the adorable culprit right here.  I confess I was excited to see how running without him would go.  Since he is a herding dog, he tends to run right behind me (with the occasional goose from his nose on my leg), and I don't know how much it effects my time. I was hoping to find out that I was faster without him.  I do occasionally take the Garmin with me when I run with the dog, but I stop it when we're not actually running.  I go a solid 10 minute mile that way, so I was sure I'd be faster alone, despite no breaks.

I was up early, because is southern Louisiana, you really need to run before the sun comes up.  I was ready to go and quite excited about it.

See, look at me, all ready to run.   I really was prepared to get  pictures of the after as well. Unfortunately, I stepped outside to this:

That 90% humidity had become 100%.  I don't mind running in a drizzle, but a downpour wasn't on my agenda.  I sucked it up and drove to the gym.  I would have loved to get pictures, but I was waaay to self conscious to take pictures in a military gym of buff military men with scary faces.  I just hopped on the treadmill and got down to business.

Sadly, this would be only the second time I have ever run in the gym on a treadmill there. I detest the treadmill.  I ended up running 5k in 33:14 and am mortified to admit it.  I only share it so I can have something to thoroughly trounce next time!  I was too discouraged to take any pictures to post.

I know, if I had any pride, I'd have scrapped the day and done it again another time.