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2 May 2014 - Annual Mason State Bank 5K Race

 

2 May 2014 - Annual Mason State Bank 5K Race

This was my fifth year of the Mason 5K race. I only do this one race a year, but I'm doing my best to not miss one. This year I was particularly unprepared. The brutal winter and my lack of gym visits meant this could be a very tough day for me, and indeed I had my worst time of five races I've done (see bottom of page for my times). So, was this worst time due to my lack of exercise or, perhaps, due to being one year older than the last race?

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Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Olympus PEN E-PL5 with Olympus 9-18 lens
Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Olympus PEN E-PL5 with Olympus 9-18 lens
Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Olympus PEN E-PL5 with Olympus 9-18 lens

Above are the tents were set up for distributing the material for the race. I picked up my racing shirt and bib (number and timing label to register the time of crossing the start/finish lines). This timing device allows for precise timing for each of the hundreds of participants. I took all these photos with my Olympus E-PL5 camera, but the rest were taken with my wife Anne's iPhone. I had planned to take the camera along on the race with a waist bag, but in the end decided not to carry this additional weight. The iPhone was very light and also allowed me to track my progress during the race.

Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Photo with iPhone
Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Photo with iPhone
Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Photo with iPhone

Above is the start of the race on Maple Street in downtown Mason, Michigan along with a shot of me in front of the starting area (my "before" shot). To start the race there was a countdown and the firing of shotgun.

Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Photo with iPhone
Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Photo with iPhone
Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Photo with iPhone

Here is the actual start of the race.

Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Photo with iPhone
Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Photo with iPhone
Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Photo with iPhone

Here and below are some shots taken on the road. The race takes place entirely on the streets of Mason.

Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Photo with iPhone
Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Photo with iPhone
Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Photo with iPhone

Here are the "after" shots of me immediately after the race. That last two-block uphill finishing stretch was really brutal.

Below are some after-race shots. The Playmakers shop provides the timing and posts results on the red board. I left before my time was posted but got the listing of times for my age group off the Playmakers web site.

Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Photo with iPhone
Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Photo with iPhone
Mason, Michigan, 2 May 2014, Photo with iPhone
5K Race Timings

 

My Times

2010 - 41:26
2011 - 39:24
2012 - 41:59
2013 - 41:08
2014 - 45:33

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