"No one is born a perfect runner. And none of use will become one. But through incremental steps we can become better runners. And that is the beauty of our sport; there are no shortcuts, nothing is given to us; We earn every mile and we earn every result" - Peter Magill
My season continued this week with the first race in the Beer Garden 5K series. When Milwaukee was started the city founders decided to put park in every neighborhood. In those early days beer gardens supported by the local brewers were a feature in many parks. That ended with prohibition.
A few years ago the beer gardens were started up again. Several of the parks have beer gardens that are open all summer. Some only operate for a few weeks when the traveling beer garden trailer and food trucks arrive for a six week visit. The race series follows these traveling beer gardens. The event brings out the neighborhood residents to socialize, drink some beer and listen to music. The finish line of the races is right at these sites.
The first race this season was on May 17th in Greenfield Park on the sough side of Milwaukee. The last time I raced in Greenfield Park it was a hundred degree day in late summer. I took 3rd place in my age group.
My plan for the race was to use it as one of my running speed workouts for the week. I started a training plan last week from USA Triathlon. The plan was sent to all members of Team USA training for the ITU World Championship in Denmark in July. I will be doing the Aquathlon race.
The workout was a ladder speed workout. That meant 10 minutes of warm-up, then gradually increasing speed intervals of 2 min, 3 min 4 min and 6 minutes. I decided to do 2 minutes of rest in between.
It was a cool night with start time temp in the low 50's with a bit of wind. I warmed up and was ready for the start. The start was about 100 yards on grass which I hate. I am always afraid of the uneven ground when running on grass. It is easy to turn an ankle.
The course would be two loops. Normally that is pretty boring, but the second loop added a loop around the park pond.
The whole race went really well. I executed my race plan perfectly. I added an extra two minute speed interval to get me to the finish line. I pushed as much as I could. I am proud of how hard I worked. I ended with a time of 31:04 which is about a minute slower than I was at this time last year. I am really about 10 pounds over racing weight. I am working on dropping that weight right now.
Early season races like this are great for figuring out improvements. My effort got me 4th place in my age group. I was beaten by a minutes by a runner that I competed against the last year in the Chilly Willy series. So I have some work to do. I also expect with the marathon training that starts in a few weeks, my times will also improve. The extra miles will bring down my 5K times.
The next race is in just a few weeks. I am hoping for a little faster time and a little better result next time.
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Chris
Wodke
Founder
& Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com
Chris is
a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the
Boston Marathon. In 2012 she finished
2nd at Boston
in the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs
exploded.
She has
appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint
Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open
Division Champion.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented TeamUSA at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago in 2015 and at the World championship in Cozumel in 2016.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented Team
In 2014 she represented the U.S. as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American
Triathlon Championship in Dallas ,
Texas USA
for the World Championship.
She
travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.
She is
the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a
CMT affected athlete.
Team CMT
is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a
cure for CMT. We have 213 members in 39 states. We also have members in Australia , England ,
Scotland , Canada , Vietnam ,
Turkey , Finland , Scotland ,
France , Poland , Iran ,
Norway and Sweden . If you wish to join us
visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com or www.hnf-cure.org
CMT or
Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It
affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS). It is a disease of the
nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of normal
function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.
Symptoms
include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor
balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual
dexterity.
Structural
foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.
Poor
tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold
hands and feet.
Additional
symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing loss.
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