2017 Rowdycon 5k; Race Report #20

     Ever since I did the SAR Bigfoot Race in Shaver Lake I had intermittent pain in the bottom of my feet. At first, I thought it was from the shoes I wore that day as I have not put too many miles in them. It soon became obvious that I was suffering from plantar fasciitis. I did a 10 mile run by myself up and down Mt. Pinos a week after the Howlin at the Moon race, and I had pretty good pain afterward. I took ten days off, then did a 4 mile run just a couple of days before a small 5k race in Bakersfield. I also started taping my feet with kinesiology tape and wearing some tight arch supports.

     The race I went to was called the Rowdycon 5k and was held at Cal State Bakersfield. It was a small race put on by the kinesiology department. I love the course as it was a big loop around the campus. Robin had other commitments so I made the drive down to the race by myself. I did meet David and Aden there so there were three of us from up on the mountain. 

     I did a couple of miles for a warm-up, and my feet felt okay. When the gun went off I stayed back for awhile trying not to go out hard and put too much of a strain on the bottom of my feet. I hit the first mile in 6:35. Since I hadn't done much running over the past three weeks I knew I would suffer towards the end of the race. My second mile was 6:53, and mile last mile was 7:00 flat. I finished 9th overall with a time of 21:12. The time was good enough for first in my age group. Aden and David also placed in their age groups so we all three got cool medals that actually turned in the middle.

Results from the Rowdycon 5k in Bakersfield, CA on September 30, 2017

     After the race, we hit Lengthwise Brewing for some burgers and beers, then we headed over to Sole to Soul Sports to purchase some more running goodies while we were down in town.

My post-race chili size from Lengthwise Brewing