3 goals:
1 - PR from last years 1:02
2 - Run a pace to finish in under an hour
3 - Run 58 mins if its a good day
Since I didn't get in a long run and had 2 days off I knew I would be well rested. The real question come race day would be how strong would I be up the hills and how fast could I run down the hills. The weather was another big question as it was calling for ran and WIND! Sure enough, it rained, not a big deal. The WIND was blustery but fortunately the buildings and trees did a good job of keeping the wind to a minimum.
My thought was to run the first 5 miles up hill in 32:30, 6:30 pace or close to. I was at 33:30 at the 5 mile mark so I knew I would have to pick it up a little to get to 58 minutes. As we started to head down hill I was focusing on not going to soon and thus bonking. At 6 miles I made sure I was keeping a steady pace with a slight pick up. By mile 9 I was at full speed and feel strong for the final push. As I approached the finish line 58:20 felt really good!
1 617, 2 650, 3 651, 4 642, 5 604, 6 603, 7 602, 8 554, 9 541, .3 149
9.3 mi 58:20 6:15 pace
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Great job! That's a pretty significant PR. You did a nice job of spreading your effort throughout the entire race. Don't kill yourself on the uphills and take advantage of the downhills!
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