2011 Portugal Day - 30:44 / 6:08

Net Time: 30:44
Pace: 6:08
Rank: 149/4630
Age Grade: 69.8%

This was a tough one to rehash. Long story short, I thought everything was going well till the last mile. With less than .5 miles to go, I may have gotten too close to the curb and tripped. Everything happened so fast that all I know was that I had cuts, gashes on my right arm, leg and some on my face afterwards. Luckily my teammate was there to rally and pace me to the finish line. I was a bit disoriented at the end of the finish line and wound up in the medical tent. I really hope that will be the last time it will ever happen to me.

Although on hindsight, I would like to say I really don't think I lost much time getting back into the race. A couple of seconds here and there, is probably not a factor, HOWEVER, thank goodness as much as shyt happens, I didn't land on horseshyt! Again, I hope this will be the last spazztic moment and perhaps be more conscious with my nutritional needs...who knows? All I know is there was no way that a face/body-plant would stop me from finishing a race; gotta' finish with dignity!

Splits:
01: 5:55:06
02: 5:55:16
03: 6:13:46
04: 6:07:47
05: 6:34:46

Then a Long Run a week later w/ my buddies from CPTC

Lousy T-Shirt 5K - 19:05 / 6:08

Lousy Tshirt 5K Results
Net Time: 19:05
Pace: 6:08
Overall: 3rd

Since I was shut out of the Corporate Challenge and the madness in CP, I raced the Lousy TShirt 5K race in Riverside Park. I never ran on this course or park before so it was interesting. Witnessed 2 hills, other than that it was a nice little race; great change from the huge NYRR ones. Asides from the course, I placed 3rd overall. Hopefully this should give me some confidence for the 5Miler on this Sunday