Running with the Runner Girl: Fairhaven Waterfront 15K

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Fairhaven Waterfront 15K

It's about 6 pm and I am sitting outside Fairhaven Fish & Chips (in an old London-style red bus), waiting to pick up four orders to take back to the hotel. Why is this our plan for dinner in a town with a dozen good restaurants? Well, my family LOVES fish & chips, but more importantly, at least half my travel party is busy watching college football, one room tuned to the Oregon-Tennessee game and the other to the Washington-Syracuse game (with channel switching as well). When I left, the Oregon game was in a weather hiatus but resumed shortly thereafter.

But I'm not here to write about football! We're up here because I ran the Fairhaven Waterfront 15K this morning, one of my favorite races and my fourth consecutive year doing it.

Last year was a FABULOUS PR but sadly, I didn't match it today. My time was about two minutes slower, 1:19:33 this morning (8:33 pace). I was running really strong in the first 10K, and somehow flagged in the final 5K. I didn't feel like I was falling apart or anything, but I was just pushing hard and going slower. Still, I am quite happy with my performance and felt GOOD at the end (though quite red in the face!).

We were also lucky to have beautiful weather today, sandwiched between yesterday's yucky rain and probably more rain tomorrow (though who knows what will happen).

I may write a longer race report this week but in case I don't, that's what happened in Fairhaven! Hope everyone's having a great weekend!
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3 comments:

Pahla said...: Wow, that's a fantastic pace! Great job!; September 11, 2010 at 9:02 PM
Lindsay said...: Not a bad time at all. Way to earn those fish & chips.; September 13, 2010 at 6:31 AM
Molly said...: yum, fish and chips! great job on the run!; September 16, 2010 at 7:03 AM

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Kristin's 2012 Races

12/1/12, Jingle Bell Run 5K (almost), Mount Vernon, WA, 25:xx
11/25/12, Seattle Half Marathon, 2:10:52
11/18/12, Green Lake Gobble 5K, Seattle, WA, 26:31
11/10/12, Fowl Fun Run 10K, Mount Vernon, WA, 54:10
11/04/12, Get Your Rear in Gear for Colon Cancer 5K, Redmond, WA, 26:31
10/28/12, YMCA Fall Fun Run 5K, Monroe, WA, 26:22
10/22/12, Goblin Gallop 5K, Redmond, WA, 26:45
10/14/12, Poulsbo Half Marathon, 2:12:57
10/7/12, Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, 4:59:21
9/30/12, Bellingham Bay Half Marathon, 2:06:59
9/8/12, McKenzie River Trail Run, 50K, Blue River, OR, 8:13:11
8/19/12, Mud and Chocolate Summer Trail Run, Half Marathon, Samammish, WA, 2:45:08
8/4/12, Grand Ridge Trail Half Marathon, Issaquah, WA, 3:16:49
7/28/12, Anacortes Art Dash Half Marathon, 2:05:23
7/15/12, Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon, North Bend, WA, 4:49:24
7/7/12, Lord Hill Trail Run, 20-mile, Snohomish, WA, 5:15:32
7/4/12, Yankee Doodle Dash 10K, 52:17
7/1/12, Start of Summer Trail Half Marathon, Rattlesnake Ridge, Snoqualmie, WA, 2:53:58
6/24/12, Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon, Vancouver, BC, 2:03:32
6/23/12, Seattle R 'n' R Half Marathon, Seattle, WA, 2:00:23
6/16/12, Berry Dairy Days Half Marathon, Burlington, WA, 2:03:59
6/9/12, Berry Run 5K, Marysville, WA, 24:35
6/5/12, Grand Ridge Trail Run, 5.3 miles, Issaquah, WA, 1:02:23
6/2/12, Xterra Lord Hill Trail Half Marathon, Snohomish, WA, 2:41:41
5/20/12, Portland Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, Portland, OR, 1:59:18
5/12/12, Inspiring Hope 10K, Mukilteo, WA, 52:45
5/6/12, Bloomsday 12K, Spokane, WA, 1:06:01
4/29/12, Eugene Marathon, Eugene, OR, 4:21:09
4/21/12, Magnuson Runs Earth Day 5K, Seattle, WA, 24:40
4/15/12, Whidbey Island Half Marathon, Oak Harbor, WA, 1:59:19
4/7/12, Tulip Run 5-mile, Burlington, WA, 42:00
3/31/12, Birch Bay 30K, Birch Bay, WA, 3:05:08
3/25/12, Mercer Island Half Marathon, Mercer Island, WA, 1:59:44
3/18/12, Shamrock Run 15K, Portland, WA, 1:23:59
3/10/12, Lake Sammamish Half Marathon, Issaquah & Redmond, WA, 2:03:35
2/25/12, Smelt Run 10K, LaConner, WA, 52:42
2/19/12, Birch Bay Half Marathon, Birch Bay, WA, 2:03:54
2/11/12, Valentine's Day Dash 5K, Seattle, WA, 25:55
1/14/12, Nookachamps Half Marathon, Burlington, WA, 2:14:55
1/8/12, Lake Samish Half Marathon, Bellingham, WA, 2:08:20

Kristin's 2011 Races

12/11/11, Tucson Marathon, Tucson, AZ, 4:24:32
12/4/11, Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon, Las Vegas, NV, 2:07:20
10/30/11, Fall Classic 5K, Monroe, WA, 25:52
10/16/11, Poulsbo Half Marathon, Poulsbo, WA, 2:09:56
10/9/11, Portland Marathon, Portland, OR, 4:15:33
9/25/11, Bellingham Bay Half Marathon, Bellingham, WA, 1:58:02
9/10/11, Fairhaven Waterfront 15K, Bellingham, WA, 1:20:18
8/21/11, Mud and Chocolate Trail Half Marathon, Redmond, WA, 2:35:xx
8/20/11, Ann Jackson Memorial 5K, Burlington, WA, 25:02
8/6/11, River & Rails 10K, Arlington, WA, 50:48
7/30/11, Anacortes Art Dash Half Marathon, Anacortes, WA, 1:55:04
7/23/11, River Run 8K, Snohomish, WA, 39:31, PR
7/10/11, Langley Half Marathon, Langley, WA, 1:59:08
7/4/11, Yankee Doodle Dash 10K, Everett, WA, 51:13
6/25/11, Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon, Seattle, WA, 1:55:02
6/18/11, Scott Skiles Memorial 5K, Lakewood, WA, 26:59
5/21/11, Seattle's Best 15K, Seattle, WA, 1:21:20
5/14/11, Have a Heart 10K, Mount Vernon, WA, 52:51
5/8/11, Heroes Half Marathon, Everett, WA, 1:55:10
5/1/11, Lilac Bloomsday 12K, Spokane, WA, 1:04:55, PR
4/18/11, Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, 4:34:08
4/10/11, Whidbey Island Half Marathon, Oak Harbor, WA, 2:00:10
4/2/11, Race Judicata 5K, Seattle, WA, 24:47
3/26/11, Birch Bay 30K, Blaine, WA, 2:56:23
3/13/11, Shamrock Run 15K, Portland, OR, 1:23:42
2/12/11, Valentine's Day Dash 5K, Seattle, WA, 25:26
1/23/11, Maui Waterfront Half Marathon, Lahaina, HI, 2:06:32
1/15/11, Nookachamps Half Marathon, Mount Vernon, WA, 2:11:28
1/8/11, Lake Samish Half Marathon, Bellingham, WA, 2:06:40
1/1/11, First Call Half Marathon, Bothell, WA, 2:03:50