For a long time I’ve been talking smack to my friend Whitney about how I could beat her at a 5k. I did this knowing that I really couldn’t. Whitney is 5’11”, a smile, and all legs. She’s even been described as “cheetah fast” by our mutual friends who’ve run with her before. However, Saturday morning Whitney and I ran the Ellie’s Run For Africa 5k.
We both started the race off really strong and cranked out the 1st mile at a 7:30 pace. At the second mile Whitney pulled ahead of me. At this point I was still running at an 8:00 minute mile pace and I was certain she would tire and I would have an opportunity to catch up… Sadly, this was not the case. The combination of various hills, my allergies, and the fact this was a trail run really took a toll on me.
Whitney finished the race with a time of 25:34 (8:15 min. mile pace) and I finished with a time of 27:48 (8:58 min. mile pace).
Yeah she smoked me.
