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WDF 5k
Great weather for the WDF 5k in Dryden. A fun and flat run in beautiful scenery!!
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I ran the Cayuga Heights Elementary School 5K last weekend for my first Lakefront Loops attempt. This race is timed by FLRC for the Cayuga Heights PTA, and it is a fundraiser for the school. I like a leisurely group run with stops for photos and snacks probably more than most people, but this was not a leisurely run.
When I ran Seneca 7 a few weeks ago, I had three relay legs: 3.2 miles, 2.7 miles, and 5+ miles. I was also wearing new Brooks Hyperion sneakers, and these sneakers have a lot of go. I’ve been lifting weights twice per week since January and doing Pilates regularly, and I’ve not been injured or had some time-sucking life challenge. Knock on wood. During my first two legs at Seneca 7, I had to keep making myself slow down, to save energy for the last leg. The wind was blowing strong at my back, and I felt free and alive. I eventually gave up making myself slow down, but I didn’t push harder than what felt fun. The last leg was a flowy downhill to run along the deep blue of Seneca Lake, and I was pushing but also holding back… I was scared of the last mile, which was a gradual uphill to the finish. But then I put down every last thought in my head, and ran that last mile as fast as I could to my friend Megan, who grabbed the slap bracelet off me and started her relay leg before I could even remember my name.
So after that… the question was… what if I raced a 5K without expecting to run 8 more miles that day? Right now, while I’m in the best shape ever since the slipped disc of 2020 that led to the operation of 2021 that I’ve been recovering from. So, I raced in the Cayuga Heights Elementary School 5K. And, what a 5K! Perfect running weather — low 50s and misty. Paved roads without traffic. Almost all the uphill in the first half mile when the energy of the kids carried me and then a gradual descent.
I ran and felt fantastic. I was working and pushing in a determined and steady effort. I flew through a cloud of bubbles put out by the bubble machine at the water stop, and when I got to the finish line, I was smiling. Adam (my husband and head timer) grabbed me in a hug. I hugged him back, and then I’m like “quick, quick, scan my bib.” And he did. My time — still 2 minutes slower than pre-slipped disc. But also, about 2 minutes faster than my last paved 5K.
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Today was such a lovely day for a race 
This was my first 5k race I’ve done in I’m not sure how long
But the Women’s Distance Festival gave me that little push to maybe try and get a bit faster
but that feeling will probably pass 
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Dior and I ran Lakefront Loops on the way home from dropping the car at Taber St Auto. We saw the Cornell crew team practicing and then got caught in a thunderstorm!
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I had to drop Jamie off at work this morning so figured I’d continue on to the dog park to charge Wilbur and run a couple Lakefront Loops. I noticed the dark clouds right away and then the thunder and lightening started. I made it about 2 miles before the downpour hit. Getting wet was fine but the massive thunder and lighting directly overhead was a bit scary. By the time I finished the first loop, the rain was already letting up and the lightening was no longer a threat, so I just kept running instead of taking shelter. Nice to pass @gillian-haines-sharp on my first loop, before we were soaking wet.
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I had a morning appointment on the west side of Ithaca and was able to get a 5K in before it. I was running on tired legs as I had run the night before, but I’m trying to get some miles in while it’s dry.
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Despite 4 years doing the Challenge and 2 with the 5k course, I don’t think I had ever run this exact loop before! It is similar to - not quite the same as - some of the races in Cass Park.
I made it to the course this evening just as the rain cleared up. It was incredibly lush and green, but almost eerily quiet - I saw at most three other people and only crossed paths with 1.
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I packed my running gear to run either the Town & Gown or Cornell Trail course on Thursday, but I wasn’t feeling it. This morning I decided to hit Lakefront Loops on my way to work.
My hip has been bothering me this week. I woke up sore one morning earlier this week. About halfway through the run, my hip started hurting. I kept running; it didn’t get worse.
It continued to bug me throughout the day, so I have decided not to run the May Day 5K in Tburg tomorrow. I’m bummed because my son wants to run it.
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