Race Goals
Tonight I’m running the Workforce Team Challenge with my office team!
Every year I say I’m not going to do it again (its usually hot and super crowded), but every year I get sucked in. I’m pretty excited though.
This is the third time running this 3.5 mile race in Albany. The first year, 2010, I ran it in 33:30. The next year I ran it in 30:12. I’m aiming for under 30 this year! I’m hoping I can keep a steady pace for 3.5 miles but it is so hard when the race is so crowded (10,000 runners!).
For the first time in three years I’m not running the Freihofer’s Run for Women. I figured since the Workforce Challenge is almost the same course, I would skip it. It was my first 5K so I’m sentimental about it, but I just didn’t have it in my budget to spend $40 on a 5K when there are some other new races I want to run.
Instead, on Sunday I’m running a 15K, a new race in Cohoes, New York. Heather and Alicia are joining me and I’m pretty excited for that too! I don’t really have a goal time for this race except finish under 1:30. Since my 15K PR was during chilly November I know I might not be as fast on Sunday. We’ll see.
After that, no races until September. Will I last without a race that long? I might have to try to find some cheaper local races to run!
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Heather
FIRECRACKERFOUR.
also. can not WAIT to see you. HOOORAY!
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Jen
I mailed my registration today!
Carol Pry
There’s a 5k Pride Run Saturday June 9th, $15.
marta
Wow $40 for Freihofer’s Run for Women!
Camp Saratoga 5K Monday Fun Run- 6/25, 7/9, 7/23, 8/6, 8/20 @ 6:15pm $5!
Christine
Hi! I’m an albany runner as well, I volunteered at the workforce challenege last night, but was only able to spot 2 out of the dozens of people I knew running, it was madness! I’ll be running the Cohoes 15k on Sunday as well! If I don’t run into you, have a great race !
Sarah
In all fairness of the Freihofer’s Run for Women – early registration was under $30.
Jen
Yeah I knew that–and I didn’t have the money for it at that time either unfortunately. I wish 5Ks weren’t that expensive but around here that seems to be the going rate.