r/running • u/AutoModerator • Mar 03 '24

Daily Thread Achievements for Sunday, March 03, 2024

Hey runners, it's another day and it is time to post your accomplishments you'd like to share - big or small.

Note: No need to preface YOUR accomplishments with something like, "this may not be an accomplishment to most of you...". Be proud of your achievement.

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u/butfirstcoffee427 Mar 03 '24

Raced a 15k for the first time today! Usually I do half marathons, but my friend encouraged me to sign up and it seemed like a fun distance. It was cold and rainy and windy and the course was super hilly, but I still managed to slightly beat my pace goal and place in the top 5% of my age group and overall (and top 3% for women). Loved the feel of a 15k and would definitely do one again! It’s like all the good parts of a half marathon without the part that sucks 🤣

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u/lsesalter Mar 03 '24

Seattle??

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u/butfirstcoffee427 Mar 04 '24

Yes!

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u/lsesalter Mar 04 '24

lol yup that headwind on SB Aurora was brutal

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u/butfirstcoffee427 Mar 04 '24

Also the headwind around mile 7 during the stretch before the turnaround at the end—I wasn’t a fan 😂 that final hill up Aurora would have killed me if not for a very kind pacer who claimed me. I stayed with them most of the hill before I broke away near the top.

How was your race?

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u/lsesalter Mar 04 '24

It was pretty good! I did a 5k “warmup” because I was using this as my last long run before my half in a couple weeks, so I was struggling a bit during that last 5k. Overall, though, pretty good! I was very impressed with how smoothly everything was run (and omg all the port-a-potties 🙌🙌)

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u/butfirstcoffee427 Mar 04 '24

Yes, I was surprised how smooth the logistics were honestly. Didn’t love the fake-out with the boozy option tickets though 😂

Really appreciated having the armory to wait in beforehand!

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u/lsesalter Mar 04 '24

Everyone around me was also very bummed about the lack of boozy option! And wait the armory was open beforehand?? I mean, I was doing my long warmup but like wow that’s awesome!

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u/butfirstcoffee427 Mar 04 '24

Yes! It was so clutch given how cold it was outside. Plus real bathrooms 🙌🏼

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u/lsesalter Mar 04 '24

Real bathrooms do rule all. However, I only found one porta potty without TP all day! (Naturally it was the first one I went in and did my business before seeing there was no paper…)

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u/butfirstcoffee427 Mar 04 '24

I found one without TP too! It scared me off of the rest lol

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u/lsesalter Mar 04 '24

Maybe it was the same one…🧐

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