When it came up again this year, however, I decided to run it again for several reasons. First of all, races are great for my marathon training. Today I needed 7 miles at race pace. 6.2 was close enough. Second, my parents live in Allen Park. This is a rare opportunity for them to walk a few blocks and be able to cheer me on. Third, it's a nice and inexpensive small-town race. Win, win, win!
And I did! Well, not 1st but 2nd in my age group and 15th overall (out of 157). My friend Andy ran the 5K and he tied for 2nd in his age group, as well! The prize was a whiskey glass. I don't drink whiskey but I'm sure I could pour some wine into it!
Today's race was my first since GLR and I really thought I was going to knock this one out of the park. My training pace has improved so I expected to kick it up a notch during the race. And I did - but only in the second half. I started out too conservative and by the time I realized how much faster I could go, I was halfway through and couldn't make up for lost time. (Can you ever?) So what should have been a faster race, maybe even a PR, was simply the same pace as my last two 10K road races. Before GLR. Before I knew what I was truly capable of. It isn't that I'm not pleased with how I did. I just know I could have done better. (Although I certainly win "most improved" award from the last time I ran this race!)
I guess I'll just have to run harder from the get-go at my next race in 2 weeks!
Time
43:34
Pace
7:02 min/mile
7:02 min/mile
Fuel
Banana
Tunes
Spark / Fitz & the Tantrums
50 Ways to Say Goodbye / Train
50 Ways to Say Goodbye / Train
Treasure / Bruno Mars
Little Numbers / Boy
Back Seat Lover / Mayer Hawthorne
I Love It / Icona Pop
Something Good Can Work / Two Door Cinema Club
Beanbag Chair / Yo La Tengo
Firework / Katy Perry
Worship You / Vampire Weekend
Hell / Tegan & Sara
Hooray for Hollywood / Neon Trees
I Love It / Icona Pop
Something Good Can Work / Two Door Cinema Club
Beanbag Chair / Yo La Tengo
Firework / Katy Perry
Worship You / Vampire Weekend
Hell / Tegan & Sara
Hooray for Hollywood / Neon Trees
The Antidote / St. Vincent
some times a fun race is worth more than a fast race. Good job!
ReplyDeleteYes, you're right. And I enjoyed the run, which is worth it! :)
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