So, on Thanksgiving, I participated in the Run For Food fundraiser to help the local shelter – The Jesus Center. It was my second 5K, and overall, I’m pleased with my results. I came in under 40 minutes at 39.11.3. Not bad for someone who was coughing up a lung last week. Here are the statistics from that race:
- I came in 25th out of 36 people in my age group. The fastest run time was 19.22.6 and the slowest run time was 1.16.17.5. The mean time was 36.31 minutes, the median was 34.12, and there was no mode.
- My average mileage was 12.61 minutes per mile. I ran the first and third miles in their entirety, though I did walk most of the second mile.
- Out of all the women who participated, I placed 325th out of 399 runners. The mean time was 33.20, the median was 30:51, and the mode was 26:45.
- Overall, I placed 664th out of 791 timed racers. The mean overall time was 31.20, the median overall time was 29.04, and the mode was 23.52.
This is pretty good – I’m pleased with the fact that I met my goal of coming in under 4o and running at least one mile without slowing to a walk. I think I did a decent job of pacing myself. My next goal will be to bring my time down to 35 minutes.
