Great Race!
This entry was posted on 4/29/2007 12:37 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
Well, it all came together today for a great race. Finally the weather cooperated with almost perfect conditions, a little warm, but I can't complain after how cold it has been at my last few races. I managed to keep a really even pace throughout and finished strong. I had the chance to tuck in behind some other guys on the few stretches where the wind was a factor, and had people pushing or pulling me most of the race. No one who passed me stayed there, I chased each guy down and came in 6th place, 1st in the 30 - 34 age group. It really was a perfect race for me, Hisako was there at the finish, and my parents and everyone else who came out to support me, I was really happy to run as well as I did, I feel like I owed it to everyone who has given me so much throughout these last months! Here are the splits:
1) 6:00
2) 5:56
3) 6:02
4) 6:01
5) 5:58
6) 6:04
7) 6:00
8) 6:03
9) 6:07
10) 5:59
11) 6:00
12) 5:57
13) 5:47!
.1) 0:32
1:18:32, just a hair under 6 minute pace! I could not have run any faster. On to the summer racing season, beginning at the SL 5, and tomorrow begins chemo cycle 10! Finally a chemo week lines up with a recovery week.
Check out New 12 NJ at 5:00 tonight, I was interviewed after the race!
Total for the week = 35
for the year = 793
