"What the heck" you say! This is what you call a German tri-athlon. "Run, Eat Sausage, Drink Beer"!
And we did this last Saturday. As part of Wurst Fest in New Bruanfels, Tx there is a race called the Wurst 5 miler. This was our first time to join in the festivities and while I was to run a 10 mile long run with half being an easy pace and half being a hard pace, the race was the best hard run I've had in some time.
We ran 2 miles to warm up and then after a 15 minute delay, due to so many participants being late, the race began. Although the road surface was sometimes a little rough the race itself was fast and fun. Our plan to start with a 9 and increase speed went out the window as we started at an 8:45 pace and got faster from there.
To my great surprise my knee held up well with an overall pace of 8:23 per mile and the last mile being a 7:51. I finished the morning off with a 3 mile cool down to complete my 10 mile run.
Terry and I celebrated this fun, fast, and enjoyable race with a beer and a brat. It's amazing how good a beer and brat can taste at 10 in the morning after a hard run!
Most enjoyable though is how much Terry and I enjoy sharing this acitivity. Running together allows us to push one another along, encourage one another, and just plain have a great time with someone we love. How many married folks really have this kind of fun????
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