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So I did a thing...
Sep. 20th, 2024 08:14 amMy Beloved Employer held a 5K run, on the same day at all its offices worldwide. I signed up, along with most of my work team, and started training: whenever I didn't need to catch an early train to go to the office, I would run/walk around a 2-3-mile circuit on a horse-trail in the park near my house, then come home, walk the dogs, shower, and eat breakfast. I'm not up to jogging the whole 2-3 miles, so I would alternate 75 paces jogging with 75 paces walking. Then, after a few sessions when I thought I could go faster, I changed to alternate 90 paces jogging with 60 paces walking. Which is what I did at the race yesterday: 90 paces jogging, 60 paces walking, repeat as necessary.
It went pretty well. There were 839 racers at my site in Manhattan (on the walkway along the bank of the Hudson), and I came in 615th, about 75th percentile for time -- which is not bad, considering I was probably 95th percentile for age. Finished the 5K in 31 minutes, 59 seconds, and did not have a heart attack, nor drop from heat exhaustion. My joints are a little sore: the walkway is mostly stone or brick, while the horse-trail in the park is mostly dirt.
Not sure whether I want to continue jogging in the park: other forms of aerobic exercise, such as swimming, are easier on the joints. On the other hand, swimming has more overhead costs, including driving to the swimming pool and paying for pool membership.
It went pretty well. There were 839 racers at my site in Manhattan (on the walkway along the bank of the Hudson), and I came in 615th, about 75th percentile for time -- which is not bad, considering I was probably 95th percentile for age. Finished the 5K in 31 minutes, 59 seconds, and did not have a heart attack, nor drop from heat exhaustion. My joints are a little sore: the walkway is mostly stone or brick, while the horse-trail in the park is mostly dirt.
Not sure whether I want to continue jogging in the park: other forms of aerobic exercise, such as swimming, are easier on the joints. On the other hand, swimming has more overhead costs, including driving to the swimming pool and paying for pool membership.
