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On Sunday (9-6-15), I ran the Filipino\u00a0American Association of Pittsburgh’s (FAAP) 8th Annual Fall Classic.\u00a0 I had opted for the 5k not knowing how I would feel after Saturday’s 23 miler and simply because it has been since March of 2014 that I raced a 5k.<\/p>\n

I arrived at North Park about 30 minutes before the start and picked up my packet. I had plenty of time to warm up and talk with friends.\u00a0 The 10k runners started 5 minutes or so before we were given the go ahead.<\/p>\n

The course was a cross country run with some singletrack with roughly 230 feet of elevation gain. I had planned to run it comfortably hard and hadn’t expected much performance wise after the previous day’s long run.\u00a0 At the start I held back a little for the first 50 yards and then seeing the trail approaching I passed a few people while there was space to do so running around a 7:15 pace.\u00a0 Once on the trail I slowed up a little.\u00a0 Taking the hills by running a few steps up them and power walking the rest of the way I had a few people pass me, but without spiking my heart rate I was able to overcome them quickly once at the top of the hill.\u00a0 It had been a while since I was on trail and I was feeling good and in my element.<\/p>\n

The most technical section of the 5k wasn’t very technical at all.\u00a0 It was some windy singletrack with a lot of rocks and roots.\u00a0 By now I was squarely in the tail end of the 10k runners who were taking this area cautiously.\u00a0 Being a little more seasoned to trails I was able to pass a number of others , both 5 and 10k runners with relative ease.\u00a0 As the course came back to meet the road I could see 3 people ahead of me. I broke into a full on sprint somewhere in the mid 5’s. I managed to pass two people and coming up\u00a0 close on the third he dug in hard and outran me. I had nothing left to give and happily crossed the finish line.<\/p>\n

Afterwards I hung around and talked with friends and watched others finish. Checking the results sheet I couldn’t believe\u00a0 I came in 1st in my age group and 8th overall! I have never had a 1st place before and am ecstatic. Lisa took home a 3rd in age group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Before the awards ceremony there were traditional Filipino dances performed.\u00a0 So cool!<\/p>\n

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Thanks to Mark, who is the RD, and everyone else who helped put on this great race!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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