Just a quick recap of yesterday's 10K race... I'm getting ready to head down to the Ozarks for a couple of days, the kids are on Spring Break so I'm off work all week.
I dreaded this run for some reason. It was 48 degrees at the start and sunny with a slight breeze off the lake- perfect weather for a run. I was going to take it slow and run with Angie. When the race started, I was feeling pretty good, so Angie told me to go on just before the one mile mark. I caught up with Carol quickly and ran alongside her for the next 3 miles or so. I kept feeling myself pulling back to stay with her.
At around the 4 mile mark, I noticed that I kept trying to carry on a conversation and Carol kept giving me one syllable responses. I realized that she was struggling, so I went on ahead at that point. I was feeling really good. I hoped that I could break the one hour mark. At the 5 mile mark, I realized that it was going to be close. My 6th mile was a 9:09 min/mile according to Garmin. Clearly, I could have easily run harder the first few miles. I finished in 1:00:13. Fourteen seconds short! Bleh!
I won third place in my age group. Yay!
Of course, Barbie took pictures as usual... I'll post them later this week.
Or the reason you finished so well is because you started off slow...don't beat yourself up over 13 seconds! You ran a great race!
ReplyDeleteThat's a fabulous race. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteAnd have a great week!
Terrific!
ReplyDeleteNice job on the race! Can't wait for my first 10K on the 25th-anxious and nervous-I've run that length before, just not as a "actual race".
ReplyDeleteYou'll get those 14 seconds!
ReplyDeletecongrats on a great race. enjoy spring break!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on a great race, and YAY for placing in your AG! Awesome stuff!
ReplyDeleteYay on the AG award! Well done.
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