2005 Texas Round-up

My brother, sister, cousin, and I ran the 2005 Texas Round-up 10k on Saturday morning in memory of our mother (and aunt). Thankfully, a cool front blew in Friday night and the temperature changed from the high 80's on Friday to the low 50's and windy on Saturday morning. I told my brother and cousin that this was perfect running temperature, and they didn't need long sleeves. However, as we stood waiting at the starting line, they were cursing me because it was cold, and the race was delayed 10 minutes. We happened to be standing right next to the starter's platform where Governor Rick Perry introduced Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, along with Clay Walker who sang the National Anthem. See the the video from News 8 Austin.


Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson, Duchess of York; Clay Walker; Rick Perry; and the Pilgrim's Pride Chicken


Starting Line of Texas Roundup '05 


Before the race. 

As the race got underway, it began raining lightly which lasted, intermittently, throughout the run. I went out really slowly and focused on running with good Pose form; however, I still managed a PR at 1:08 or a 11 minute/mile pace. I have always been a slow runner, but I really feel that I had a lot left over after the race and should have pushed harder towards the end. It is a PR mainly because I have never run a 10k race before. I have run the Schlotzsky's Bun Run 5k back in 1994, the 5 mile Turkey Trot last November, the Freescale Half Marathon in February, and now the Texas Round-up 10k.

Although my sister works out on a regular basis, she only trained for a couple of weeks going into this race, and she ran it in 1:04, slightly under a 10.5 minute/mile. That is awesome!! Similarly, my brother ran it in 1:11, and he didn't train at all. My cousin didn't train either and decided to run it the day before when he found out we had an extra registration packet since Lauren got called out of town for business with the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Everyone did a tremendous job (although I think the non-trainers are walking funny today); mom would be very proud!!


After the race...we finished!! 


In memory of mom...we miss you!!