#myracing

[aquaticjess]

I DID IT!!!!! 13.1 miles. 2:20:07. 10:41 pace on a supremely hilly course!! i am so grateful to my body and mind. and it was SO MUCH FUN!!!! more to come. for now, sleep 😴🎅🏼🌲🪵

[aquaticjess]

my second year in a row running this 5k!! last year i was barely running 3 miles at a time at all so i was so stoked with 28:50. this year though im in such better shape running wise i thought i would be able to beat last years time by a lot! alas, only 3 seconds 🤣 my focus for the last year has been on building mileage in a way my injury prone body can handle, so im not that surprised i guess that im not that much more speedy! still, happy with the improvement regardless! maybe someday i can whittle my times down to closer to my high school pr’s (yeah right lol) 🏃🏼‍♀️

[aquaticjess]

okay last one!!! i didn’t think the race photos would be free since millinocket is literally a free race but they were!! how kind of them.

this race was so fun, such a party! there was fireball and oysters and edibles and cookies throughout the course. no official aid stations but the locals come out for the race and have an aid station at like every 1.5-2 miles. i didn’t partake in anything but water because i really wanted to push myself and see how fast i could go for my first half, but i definitely want to run this race again and totally do it for fun.

millinocket, like most of maine, has a long industrial history. it is a logging town, and used to have a paper mill. when the paper mill shut down, many people lost jobs and left millinocket. the race organizers of the MDI marathon wanted to do something to help millinocket, so they started the millinocket marathon. it is completely free, however you can give a donation when you sign up. the only caveat is that by participating in the race you have to agree to spend your money at local businesses once you arrive at millinocket. this is truly an amazing, grassroots event where the locals of this gruff, rural town truly come out to support the thousands of nutso runners that choose to run a half or full marathon in december in maine 🤪☃️ so happy i was able to participate and i know i’ll be back for more, even though it will require more travel once i leave maine!!! 🏃🏼‍♀️🌲🪵🎅🏼❄️🦪

also usually you can see katahdin for like half the race but it was too cloudy :/ another reason to come back next year!

[aquaticjess]

I DID IT!!! honestly very mentally challenging as i haven’t run that fast that far in many years but i did it!! my racing plan was not achieved (start out conservative at just shy of 10 minutes per mile and negative split the rest of the way) but that’s okay. splits were 9:15, 9:35, 9:19. i ran with my friend the whole way who really kept me going and helped me push the pace at the end. and we cellied with donuts :)) 🍩

edit: just realizing now that when i went to blur out my name on my bib i made some artistic black scribbles 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️ oops!!

[mattthegearhead]

From July 4th, stole  borrowed a friend’s go-pro.

[mattthegearhead]

Photos from this weekend's autocross! Filled with powerslides, spins, understeer, and the near-sacrifice of more than a few cones to the autocross gods.

(Photoset 1 of 2. Photos via the awesome 11000rpm)

[mattthegearhead]

My first attempt at autocrossing. Had some slight understeer issues (I was expecting oversteer), and some major fuel pickup issues. But it was fun for a first time. I also apologize for my father’s running commentary.