Perrigo Parkrun 5k (10/1/22)

I decided to do a 5k since it was just my birthday. It's my 2nd Parkrun 5k. I ran my first just over a month earlier on August 27. The course was different this time. It has a different start and finish but you just entered where you run around the ball fields differently and exit differently. That didn't stop the course from being slightly short though. 

I wanted to improve and I did!

I was late just like last time. I really need to get out of the house quicker. 

I thought I did better for women but apparently some passed me at the turn around and I never noticed. 

The weather was almost perfect. It was a great temperature and a little sunny. Last time it was cloudy. 

I noticed results posted online before I even noticed the email with my results. 

Perrigo parkrun results for event #107. Your time was 00:25:44.

Congratulations on completing your 2nd parkrun and your 2nd at Perrigo parkrun today. You finished in 27th place and were the 5th Female out of a field of 70 parkrunners and you came 1st in your age category VW35-39. Take a look at this week's full set of results on our website. Congratulations on setting a new Personal Best at this event! Congratulations on your fastest time this year.

You achieved an age-graded score of 59.07%. For an explanation of age-grading, please see the WAVA age grading overview.

I did better than last time but had a worse place.  I did better by almost a minute but the course was shorter.  I am still surprised how well I did even though I also feel like I could have run harder. 

My mile splits were different in all the apps. I made a summary graphic in instagram to show all of them. 

I had water with me and forgot to drink any during the race.  I drank it after and also drank a little more in the car.  I was about as late as late time. Maybe even more late since they started talking about the race before I showed up.   Last time my Garmin was set to easy run and this time stride repeats so I never actually had mile splits on the Garmin as I ran.  I set my app to run:walk intervals of 1:30-0:15 but then I didn't ever walk on them. I did walk 2 or 3 times during the race. 

I actually knew where the PR bell was this time so I went to ring it and someone offered to take my picture. Here she was offering everyone. She used my phone to take it so then I had that to make my graphics.  The course was shorter but I still would have beat my last time based on pace.   According to NRC the average pace went form 8:38 to 8:22 (and the course was .05 shorter) 

Next time I need to leave before 8:37. It's too close to 9 am. I went a different way. GPS told me to go a different way but I just followed along. I liked the way last time better. I came home a different way than I came home last time and I liked last time's better too.  

I'm surprised I was 5th for females since I only thought I saw 2 ahead of me. I guess I didn't pay enough attention.  There were 70 total runners this time and 69 last time. 

I'm way in the back ground of this photo. I'm in a few way back like that but then when I got close, I wasn't in any. 

Summary Stats at Perrigo

	Fastest	Average (mean)	Slowest
Time	25:44	26:18	26:51
Age Grading	59.07%	57.72%	56.36%
Overall Position	26	26.50	27
Gender Pos	4	4.50	5

Best Annual Achievements at Perrigo

Year	Best Time	Best Age Grading
2022	00:25:44	59.07%

All Results at Perrigo

Run Date	Run Number	Pos	Time	Age Grade	PB?
01/10/2022	107	27	25:44	59.07%	PB
27/08/2022	102	26	26:51	56.36%