11/29- Salem Post TNT 5k run 22:22




Hi all! I've been so jealous of all you organized runners with these awesome blogs! I decided to finally make my own! I hope you may find my review of races informative!

Saturday, November 29, 2008 I ran Salem's post turkey and trimmings 5k race. It starts and finishes at the Salem Community Center. It is not the same course as the Salem Lions Club 5k that is held during the summer. The TNT run is a little harder in my opinion. You start going out through the park and into residential areas which are quite rolling. You end up back on the trail in front of the community center. Once you start to hit the downhill portion, you still have to cut back over..(which means going slightly back uphill) when you thought you were sailing home! This is a bit annoying..but a nice challenge. The finish is a long straight dash to the parking lot.

It was about 35 degrees at the start. There was a nice turnout. I led the women for about 3/4 mile and then was passed by three women. I hung close for awhile, but just could not keep up the pace. I ran an okay race, but upset I couldn't keep them more in striking distance. I can always use my sprinting speed at the end and go fishing..but I let the line break in this race! I ended up 19th overall, 4th woman overall..with a time of 22:22.

After the race they had bagels with Jif on the go Peanut Buuter! nice!! The SCC races are always nice and keep me returning!!! Next year's goal time sub 22!

So..where do we go??

a really nice girl and I were chatting about the course!

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