the weather suddenly dropped to the 50s; Ideal running conditions. After 3 hot months, I realized just how much more difficult heat and humidity makes a run.
My previous best pace for 5 miles was 8:01, mind you - and they never come easy.
Today it did. I started at 7:45. I thought that was a bit ambitious, but after 2 miles - i was at 7:44, and still feeling great. After 3 miles - 7:42. Wow! 2 miles left and still feeling like I had more to give, so I stepped it up. A mile in a half came quicker than I expected. 7:41. I stepped it up more. 1 mile left: 7:40. Half a mile left: 7:38. And I still felt great! The last half mile would be easy. I even considered going got a 10K. I'd easily KILL my previous record. But - I didn't have time. Maddie was being watched by the neighbor. I stepped it up even more - and when for the final .12 miles - I actually had energy to dash - and I dashed.
Final pace: 7:35. I ran for 37 minutes and 58 seconds - and felt pretty damn good the entire time. I'm not going to say I didn't break a sweat, but a run just never felt better.
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Head for the Cure 5K
Time: 22:14
pace: 7:03
Place:14 overall
3rd place medal
OK - it actually logged me at a 7:10 pace. But that is crap. The course was too long, about 3:15.
Regardless, I was disappointed not to break 7 on this one. It's the event I'd been aggressively training for the past two months. I ate exceptionally well that week, and got a good amount of sleep as well. The weather was even perfect. I could tell though after the first mile that it wasn't happening. Even though I started well under 7 - I knew it was going to be a struggle going forward. I wanted to die when we zigged left instead of right near the end, which meant we weren't 100 feet away; we were 500 or so....
So... for the second event in a row - I guess I got status quo, but for whatever reason - I left feeling a bit disappointed. I guess after running 80 miles in August - I thought I was going to have a special run.. but it was 30 seconds slower than my June run. Makes no sense... especially since I'm probably 7 pounds lighter.
pace: 7:03
Place:14 overall
3rd place medal
OK - it actually logged me at a 7:10 pace. But that is crap. The course was too long, about 3:15.
Regardless, I was disappointed not to break 7 on this one. It's the event I'd been aggressively training for the past two months. I ate exceptionally well that week, and got a good amount of sleep as well. The weather was even perfect. I could tell though after the first mile that it wasn't happening. Even though I started well under 7 - I knew it was going to be a struggle going forward. I wanted to die when we zigged left instead of right near the end, which meant we weren't 100 feet away; we were 500 or so....
So... for the second event in a row - I guess I got status quo, but for whatever reason - I left feeling a bit disappointed. I guess after running 80 miles in August - I thought I was going to have a special run.. but it was 30 seconds slower than my June run. Makes no sense... especially since I'm probably 7 pounds lighter.
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