Gawd, I Am So Impressed!
Ok, I'll admit, it doesn't take much to impress me, but check this out! Yesterday I ran Bloomsday which had over 40,000 finishers. Before I even get out of bed, there is an e-mail waiting for me with my results and links to race photos! Maybe that's the way it is with all the large, well run races? I figured I'd have to wait until they printed the results in next weekends newspaper to get my final time. Ahhh, technology!
The last 5k I ran used a timing chip, but they couldn't seem to get the results correct. The first printout had me finishing first. Then they took that one down and later posted a hand written one that had me in second and third, with the third place crossed out and another name written it. A week later when the "official" times were posted on the web site, the time was different from either of the first times posted at the race.
So, the fact that Bloomsday can get results to over 40,000 people overnight impresses the hell out of me!
Here is what they sent:
Results for Bloomsday 2006
Barb Gilger
Race Photos
Finish Time: 1:40:31
Overall Place: 15,215 out of 40,585
Ran with a pace of 13:28 per mile
The average pace for 41-year-olds was 14:25
Placed 319th among people the same ageTop 25
Placed 339th among people from Cheney, WATop 25
Placed 11,647th among people from the State of WashingtonTop 25
Placed 1st among people with the same last nameTop 25
Placed 6,973rd among femalesTop 25
Placed 146th out of 415 among 41-year-old femalesTop 25
That is more statistics than anyone would ever want to know! I do question why the average pace for 41 year olds was 14:25. Why is everyone moving so slow??
Since this was to just be a nice walk, I did not wear a watch or pay any attention to my start or finish time, so finding my race photo would be like looking for a needle in a haystack! Too bad. Rebecca and I had such a good time that we both had our arms raised in victory as we crossed the finish line. Would have been a cute photo.
The last 5k I ran used a timing chip, but they couldn't seem to get the results correct. The first printout had me finishing first. Then they took that one down and later posted a hand written one that had me in second and third, with the third place crossed out and another name written it. A week later when the "official" times were posted on the web site, the time was different from either of the first times posted at the race.
So, the fact that Bloomsday can get results to over 40,000 people overnight impresses the hell out of me!
Here is what they sent:
Results for Bloomsday 2006
Barb Gilger
Race Photos
Finish Time: 1:40:31
Overall Place: 15,215 out of 40,585
Ran with a pace of 13:28 per mile
The average pace for 41-year-olds was 14:25
Placed 319th among people the same ageTop 25
Placed 339th among people from Cheney, WATop 25
Placed 11,647th among people from the State of WashingtonTop 25
Placed 1st among people with the same last nameTop 25
Placed 6,973rd among femalesTop 25
Placed 146th out of 415 among 41-year-old femalesTop 25
That is more statistics than anyone would ever want to know! I do question why the average pace for 41 year olds was 14:25. Why is everyone moving so slow??
Since this was to just be a nice walk, I did not wear a watch or pay any attention to my start or finish time, so finding my race photo would be like looking for a needle in a haystack! Too bad. Rebecca and I had such a good time that we both had our arms raised in victory as we crossed the finish line. Would have been a cute photo.
posted by Barb at 7:34 PM
3 Comments:
Nice race!!! Just stumbled on your blog over at Iron Benny's blog - glad I found it!! I too have been with my partner almost 13 years! I'm impressed by your positive attitude and can't imagine how you're managing to train for triathlon while giving such excellent care to those around you in need. Inspirational to say the least...I'm looking forward to stopping by more frequently! Thanks...
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Thanks Spence! Nice to have you here! Thank you for the kind words. Sometimes my life is a little more challenging than what I would have wished for... but you know what they say... What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. I truly am fortunate in many ways.
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