{"id":3863,"date":"2015-09-08T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/?p=3863"},"modified":"2015-09-07T14:25:53","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T18:25:53","slug":"race-report-beat-the-deadline-5k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/08\/race-report-beat-the-deadline-5k\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Report: Beat the Deadline 5K"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Natalie<\/a> suggested I run the National Press Club’s Beat the Deadline 5K, I was apprehensive. \u00a0I’m not good at 5K races, but this one looked like fun, so I figured “Why not?” \u00a0Since I do triathlons, I’m running a lot more 5Ks as part of my races, so why not give this a shot?<\/p>\n

This race was super well organized. \u00a0I don’t know what I was expecting, but this was amazing. \u00a0Great crowd control, and Tony Horton as the MC! \u00a0He did an event on Thursday night that I was bummed to have to miss, but having him doing warmups before the race for the runners was a bit intimidating.<\/p>\n

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I loved all the various teams from the press organizations. \u00a0The guys above were from U.S. News and World Report. \u00a0I LOVED that they had ranked themselves as runners. \u00a0Too funny. \u00a0And there were a ton of them out there.<\/p>\n

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This course was awesome! \u00a0It was just a simple out and back in DC, but where else can you run past such great scenery?<\/p>\n

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My race was pretty good. \u00a040:45, with stops for pictures. \u00a0Not bad. \u00a0Not great, since I wanted to run under 40 minutes, but I’ll take it. \u00a0When it comes to short races, I’m really battling my heart rate, because I can only push so hard. \u00a0I think I may need to play around with my run\/walk intervals for shorter races to find out what works for me. \u00a0For longer distances, I do one minute intervals. \u00a0For the run portion of triathlons, I’ve been dropping to 30 second intervals. \u00a0That just didn’t feel right here, but I felt I could have done more than 1 minutes. \u00a0I’ll figure something out.<\/p>\n

And then, if that weren’t enough, after the race, there was a catered breakfast inside the National Press Club. \u00a0Eggs, bacon, pancakes, pastries, fruit, and my beloved coffee. \u00a0Lots of awards and a generally friendly vibe.<\/p>\n

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One big\u00a0discussion during and after this race was the story of Jason Rezaian,<\/a> a Washington Post reporter who has been in an Iranian prison since July 22, 2014. \u00a0To help spread the word, we got an option of shirts at registration – either a standard race shirt or a Free Jason shirt. \u00a0You can see what I chose.
\n\"IMG_1022\"<\/a>This race was a lot of fun, and I will definitely be back next year. \u00a0Who knew I could enjoy a little 5K this much?!<\/p>\n

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When Natalie suggested I run the National Press Club’s Beat the Deadline 5K, I was apprehensive. \u00a0I’m not good at 5K races, but this one looked like fun, so I figured “Why not?” \u00a0Since I do triathlons, I’m running a lot more 5Ks as part of my races, so why not give this a shot? 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