Perfect race!
This entry was posted on 12/11/2011 2:29 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
Today's race turned out even better than I had hoped. It was pretty chilly at the start, maybe just above freezing, but I like it cold. After a short warm up with some strides I was ready. This race is no frills, no shirts, no medals, just racing. The gun went off and a good size pack went out pretty fast. In a race like this it's better to run a little faster than you plan at the start to make sure you don't wind up out running solo. But I met up with a few guys I know right from the start, so I wasn't worried. Still, we wound up running 5:38 for the first mile. By mile two we settled down @ 5:53, and were down to a group of 4 or 5 guys. Mile 3 was 5:46, then 5:50, then 5:49, so halfway @ 28:57. The same five guys were still together here, and I played it smart, just hanging back and drafting, letting the guys up front do the work. The markers for 6 and 7 were off, but I think we went through those 2 @ 11:50. Mile 8 was @ 5:59. So we slowed a little, probably because of the fast first five miles. By the 9th mile I was still feeling good, 5:51. Over the last 1.5 or so I passed 4 guys. I closed the last mile in 5:48. 58:30 was good for 15th place, that's my best 10 miler ever. My previous best was run in 2007, almost a minute slower! With warm up and cool down, 13 for today.
Total for the week: 60
for the year: 2641
