Woke up at 5am and wanted to go straight back to bed. he he Got up, got ready and off I went to pick up my packet. I got a little confused about where I was suppose to go to pick up my packet but finally figured it out and was ready to go. I met up with my friends Julia and Nikki. We chatted about the race a bit, and I did a .75 mile warm-up. I would to have done longer but time did not permit.
By the time I was done with my warm-up it was time to go. My goal for this race was to run smart and not feel like I was going to die the entire time. (I have had a terrible tendency of going out to fast in the past.) I knew the race was competitive and I knew I couldn't hang with the fast runners so I told myself to just run my own race and not start out too fast. Ultimately I had a goal of finishing in 45 minutes.
Mile 1: This mile was mostly uphill and I tried to focus on controlling my breathing and taking it easy. 7:20 pace
Mile 2: Mostly downhill. I tried to still stay controlled but probably went a little too fast. I was feeling good and was enjoying the cool air. 6:54 pace
Mile 3: Still felt good and kept repeating in my head "smooth, strong, fast". I felt like I was running really smooth and I was happy with that. 7:06 pace.
Mile 4: Pace slowed a little bit but I was still feeling okay. I met up with Susan at about 3.4 and we ran together until the water station. 7:24 pace
Mile 5: I stopped at the water station because I was feeling a bit dehyrated and never was able to pick up my pace as much as I would have liked too. 7:24 pace
Mile 6: I was feeling sluggish and ready to be finished. Luckily I saw my sister at 5.25 and she ran with me for a minute, took some pictures, and helped to encourage me. 7:35 pace
Mile 7 (.17): Kicked it in for the final shoot and finished strong. 6:35 pace
I did not beat my previous PR of 44:01 but overall I felt really good and happy with the way I ran. I am running another 10k on a flat course on August 6th and hoping I can take what I learned from this race and set a new PR.
Congrats to everyone that ran today!! Lots of amazing talent out there.
Me and my sister ran a 1.25 mile cool down after the race. It was a fun day and nice to have a short work week. :)
Time to prepare for the Timpanogoes Half Marathon this Saturday!! | 