I haven’t done any running updates lately. I have been pretty discouraged with my running ability leading up to the BOLDER Boulder 10K on Memorial Day. My hope was to complete the 10K in 64 minutes or less. With how badly I had been running in practice on distances over 4 miles, my expectations got lower, and lower until I would be pleased not having to walk any of it.
About a week before the race, I found out my next door neighbor is an endurance training coach. I listened to some of her online podcasts about: “Fitness metrics”, dealing with “Bad training days”, “When you want to quit…”, and others and it kind of got me back on track. I was a little more content with where I am in all of my 9 months of a running career.
On the Friday before Memorial Day I ran a 10K at the park. I timed myself at 61 minutes and 55 seconds for 6.25 miles. I was okay with this, and it gave me a good base line. The next morning I ran the same course at 59 minutes and 56 seconds. I was feeling a little better believing I could do a 10K at under 64 minutes. The day before the race I did rest and recovery, and tried to keep positive thoughts.
Race day I arrived in Boulder with plenty of time to spare. I had planned on parking at my old place of employment, but the traffic was so heavy I picked the nearest paid parking area with available space, and considered it money well spent. I had plenty of time waiting at the start line, and got some advice and insight from people who have run the BB10K before. Everyone said the hills aren’t too bad, except for the last hill up to the stadium.
I was able to complete the BB10K in 60 minutes and 20 seconds. Not great, but I did beat my age in minutes. During my run I kept thinking “when is there going to be a downhill?”. The whole course seemed uphill to me, with the last uphill the most challenging.
The Minolta “A” came out in 1955, and some changes were made during production. This camera has the Citizen Watch Co. shutter, so I am guessing a manufacturing date in late 1956. After disassembly, I found a number of things that needed to be repaired, cleaned and re-lubricated. 