http://community.active.com/blogs/turtletraining The slow shift from overweight and slow to overweight, slow marathoner. Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:15:51 GMT Jive SBS 3.0.8 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2008-11-02T18:15:51Z http://community.active.com/blogs/turtletraining/2008/11/02/westfield-annapolis-mall-5k-1122008 <!-- [DocumentBodyStart:ee5f5c08-d0ca-4236-ba3e-ac0b848c843b] --><div class='jive-rendered-content'><p>I ran my first 5k today -- the Westfield Annapolis Mall 5k. It is, essentially, 2 loops around the perimeter road surrounding the Annapolis Mall. Unlike the DC Roadrunners Tidal-Basin 3k, this is timed (with chips) so I knew more exactly how I did. Proceeds went to Hospice of the Chesapeake and Rude Ranc. </p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>I ended up 11th overall (out or 11? no out of 38) and 3rd in my age group (let's say, elderly).&nbsp; Maybe first among "clydesdales" but no one was tracking them <img height="16px" src="http://community.active.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif" width="16px"/> My time was 23:42 (or about a 7:37 pace, which is very fast for this turtle).</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>It was fun. I'll do that again. Thanks to Ron Bowman for managing it and to the Mall security guards for protecting the perimeter.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:ee5f5c08-d0ca-4236-ba3e-ac0b848c843b] --> 5k Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:25:14 GMT Steve Carton http://community.active.com/blogs/turtletraining/2008/11/02/westfield-annapolis-mall-5k-1122008 2008-11-02T18:25:14Z 1 year, 3 weeks ago 0 http://community.active.com/blogs/turtletraining/comment/westfield-annapolis-mall-5k-1122008 http://community.active.com/blogs/turtletraining/feeds/comments?blogPost=10965