Running with the Runner Girl: Chips Are Down Virtual Race

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Chips Are Down Virtual Race

Obviously, not my 30th birthday! Ha. This was a virtual race for the 30th birthday of Amanda at Run to the Finish. The only requirement was to run three miles between August 10-15 (actual birthday was August 13). So of course, I threw myself in! My self-predicted time was 29 minutes.

I didn't have an opportunity to do a three-mile stand alone run, so I decided to pick three miles from one of my regular runs on those days. During the time period I ran 8.02 miles on August 10, 6.2 miles on August 11, 9.04 miles on August 12, 8.21 miles on August 14, and 7.02 miles on August 15. (But none on August 13, sorry Amanda!)

I have decided to dedicate the first three miles of my August 12 run to this race. My total time for those three miles was 28:29 (splits 10:44, 9:20, 8:25). The reason the splits are so wildly divergent is because the first two were warm-up miles and the third was the first of a series of pace miles. (Of course I could have gotten a "better" time by cherry-picking my splits a little more, but I decided just to roll the dice and take what I got.)

Anyhow, cheers to Amanda for a fun little diversion and for not asking us to run 30K or miles for her birthday instead! I wish I'd thought to eat a piece of cake in her honor as well! Happy Birthday!

1 comment:

RunToTheFinish said...: great job on all the runs!! thanks for participating and yes you should eat a piece of cake!; August 16, 2011 at 2:37 PM

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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