Orillia Snowflake 5km

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Orillia Snowflake 5km

Postby DougG » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:27 pm

Well despite wanting to stay warm at home with my coffee, I ventured to Orillia for this cool (pun intended) race.
It didn't seem THAT cold when I got there - wrong! It was around minus 16, but hey, the sun was out right?! This unique series has 4 races - you've read Flexrun's reports - and this is the final one. It was a small crowd, when compared to the usual races (maybe 50 people). But everyone was friendly. I was able to meet flexrun in person, which was great. I knew he would be at the front, while I would be somewhere behind :roll:
My plan was to treat this as a training tempo run. That was my plan. Then we started. The route started along the waterfront and went through some nice neighbourhoods. Did I mention how much snow Orillia has? :shock:I went out way too fast and it wasn't long before I was gasping for air :oops: but I managed to slow into a fairly steady pace.
Anyway, it was a challenge keeping certain body parts warm (my face was frozen!), while other parts were sweating. Footing was a real challenge, there was a lot of ice along the road.
I ran with no iPod or watch, and the only marker I saw was at 3k, but I was struggling...a lot :oops: C'mon I said, it's only 5k. Nevertheless I trudged on until finally I saw the finish line. Did I mention that many people passed me? Anyhow I chugged along until I crossed the finish line ..damn I was tired! There were a few people hanging around cheering, including Flexrun, when I crossed, which was great.
We were timed - no chip - and there was no clock for us to see. I was afraid to ask for my time :oops: :roll: When they told me I was shocked...really? Wow. My time was 29:36, I beat my (modest) target by 24 second! :D I was pleased!
After we gathered at the local Legion for snacks, hot coffee :D and awards. I had the pleasure of sitting with Rick (flexrun) and his family, and had a great time. They are great people.
There were some fast times - under 18 minutes, in those conditions :shock: Wow. Most people seemed to be around 20-24 minutes.
It was a fun morning, I am glad I did it. :D

edit: I just checked the posted results, my time was 28:35 :shock: :D
woo hoo!
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Postby Jo-Jo » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:31 pm

Awesome Race Report.
And so neat that you beat your goal time. Way to go!!
And very cool that you got to chat with Flex.

You are turning into a Racing Machine...you do realize this :roll: :wink:

ETA: I'm impressed that you raced in "minus stupid"...I hit the TM this morning :roll: :roll:
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Postby braveheart » Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:24 pm

way to beat your goal time Doug!
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Postby Irongirl » Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:26 pm

way to go Doug!

having done a "cool" 5km recently, and having gone out too fast....I "get" your struggling and gasping for air concerns! :)

great job!! sub 30 is awesome! :)
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Postby cgraham » Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:17 pm

Racing a 5k in -16 temperatures seems like it could be hard on your lungs. Good job on beating your expectations. Sounds like you had lots of fun.

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Postby UltraQueenga » Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:20 pm

What a great way to spend a Sunday morning running a character building race! Congrats on an awesome time! You're a better person for finishing it. :lol:
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Postby Ed Fizz » Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:31 pm

Way to go Dougie!!! :D

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Postby Doonst » Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:52 pm

Good for you Doug, big maniac points for showing up! Racing is fun!
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Postby a_beacher » Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:44 pm

All that cycling must be making you run faster. :wink: Good job Doug!
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Postby flexrun » Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:59 pm

Nice race Doug! Glad to see that you had a happy surprise with your finish time at the end there :D ! It was very nice to meet you today! I know it would have been really easy to just go back to bed this morning after looking at the outside thermometer :shock: .

I hope to see you again soon at another race along with more of these maniacs :lol: . Good luck with your training for the ride to conquer cancer!
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Postby dgrant » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:20 am

Glad you enjoyed it Doug!

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Postby Dr. S » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:26 pm

Great job Doug!!! Very courageous of you to venture out in the crispy cold! And being way faster than you thought is the icing (pun intended ;-)) on the cake
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Postby chunkymonkeymelonhed » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:56 pm

Congrats Doug! Hats off to you and flex for getting out there and racing in those temps. Well done.
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Postby Mich » Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:59 am

You braved the cold and did the 5K in sub 30 awesome job!!
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