Comments on My Dirt Road Anthem: Race Recap Ryan's Run 5k

That's amazing! Very inspirational! You should...

2011-05-17T16:33:20.000-06:00

That's amazing! Very inspirational! You should totally count it. :)

BTW, I love the name of your blog!

Yes, I think that race distance and Garmin distanc...

2011-05-16T12:15:49.400-06:00

Yes, I think that race distance and Garmin distance differ often. The more races I run, the more I see that happening. So, congrats on your PB!

Dude, you are crazy fast! I hope one day I can be ...

2011-05-16T03:29:01.188-06:00

Dude, you are crazy fast! I hope one day I can be that good!
Congrats on an awesome race!! :D

Wow, you're fast!! I love nerding out over ru...

2011-05-15T21:39:59.923-06:00

Wow, you're fast!! I love nerding out over running numbers. So easy to obsess, but nice that you can just work on challenging yourself to do better. It does bug me when my clock shows a different distance... grrr. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Thanks for the comment on my blog! I am a nerd ab...

2011-05-15T18:22:51.239-06:00

Thanks for the comment on my blog! I am a nerd about numbers, so I love all the heartrate data that the garmin provides, haha I guess it also helps me because going into races I have a better plan as to how hard I can go and still be able to maintain the entire race.

Great race! Sounds like the race went well overall despite the untied shoe and the crazy start. In another 5K with better start conditions I could see you getting like 20:00 or 20:30 maybe...

And I would say definitely count the time as a PR. Garmin's never show the exact distance for a race (because it is an inexact science with garmin satellite tracking and also the course is measured based on the shortest route possible to take), so unless the race director tells the race participants that the race is actually too short, you ran the correct distance.

Congrats! Take it as PR for sure, the Garmin measu...

2011-05-15T18:04:34.025-06:00

Congrats! Take it as PR for sure, the Garmin measurements are never exact!
How inspiring that the woman in front of you was in her 50s! This makes me happy, I have lots of years left to improve!
:)

I think it totally counts! Awesome job! It drives ...

2011-05-15T18:04:07.642-06:00

I think it totally counts! Awesome job! It drives me crazy too, especially since the last time this happened to me was for a 10k. I pushed myself to run the entire thing, and I did, but found out after it was 0.2 miles longer. Given that it was through the woods near a beach, there was a lot of sand and tree roots. I was in rough shape by the end!

Count it and take it!! Great Job!!

2011-05-15T17:11:04.794-06:00

Count it and take it!! Great Job!!

Wow great race girl that is awesome. I would defi...

2011-05-15T16:46:05.389-06:00

Wow great race girl that is awesome. I would definitely count it! I do not mind when races are short but hate when they are long. I ran a half marathon a few months ago that ended up being 13.47 and I was so mad!

You are an amazing runner and I am so impressed with you. Keep up the great work. :)

What a great time!! And good for you not letting t...

2011-05-15T15:09:40.091-06:00

What a great time!! And good for you not letting that guy pass you! I definitely forgot my camera for my FIRST half marathon 2 weeks ago...I was kicking myself for that one...haha!

Great race. That time is awesome. I hate when I fo...

2011-05-15T14:08:19.881-06:00

Great race. That time is awesome. I hate when I forget my camera at race day. I'm lucky tho my running partner has I Phone so she always has we always have a camera. We just have to remember to take pictures.