So, KeeMan and I headed out for our 2nd race of the weekend just 13 hours after we finished out last one. Wasn't sure what to expect from my legs, but this was the race I was looking forward to.
Showed up for the race and KeeMan ran into one of his teammates. We went out for a nice warm-up. They cut it a bit shorter than me -- I went a little over 3. At the start, saw that the runner who coach told me to get last weekend was there (for his 3rd race out of 4 this weekend -- yikes!). Looked around at the others, looks like it's going to be a two man race. Oh joy!
Short Version -- 1/20 in AG -- you have to read the rest to see OA...
Fashion report -- same as last night (I did wash everything).
So, we line up on a little path and the starter sends us off. Immediately, it IS a two man race. So, we settle into our pace. My plan for the race was to try to go out a little behind pace and then pick it up. Unfortunately, once I realized it was just the two of us, I threw that plan out the window. Time to run for position!!!
So, we are pretty much running neck and neck most of the race. He would surge a little bit -- I would cover it. I would pull a little bit ahead -- he would cover it. That pretty much summarizes most of the race.
Mile 1 -- 5:46 @ 146 -- not bad -- a little slower than I hoped for, but I am in first/second place
Mile 2 -- 5:41 @ 156 -- right about where I want to be -- still battling
Mile 3 -- 5:40 @ 159 -- Seems like he is fading but he keeps coming back
Mile 4 -- 5:40 @ 161 -- I got him by a couple of steps -- Time to pick it up!
As I surge, I think pull ahead by maybe by 15 or 20 -- is he going to come back? Guess it doesn't really matter! Just run dummy!!!
Make the last turn for the slightly uphilll last quarter -- steal a glance -- don't think he's going to get me.
Mile 5 -- 5:24 @ 164
Time -- 28:11 @ 157 max of 168
1st OA (nice plaque) out of 85 total runners 52 males
25 seconds faster than my 8k PR and a 2:02 improvement over last year's time.
As for KeeMan -- he finished 5th OA and one his AG with a 29:35 -- a 2:45 improvement over last year and a nice PR.
And the data:
Showed up for the race and KeeMan ran into one of his teammates. We went out for a nice warm-up. They cut it a bit shorter than me -- I went a little over 3. At the start, saw that the runner who coach told me to get last weekend was there (for his 3rd race out of 4 this weekend -- yikes!). Looked around at the others, looks like it's going to be a two man race. Oh joy!
Short Version -- 1/20 in AG -- you have to read the rest to see OA...
Fashion report -- same as last night (I did wash everything).
So, we line up on a little path and the starter sends us off. Immediately, it IS a two man race. So, we settle into our pace. My plan for the race was to try to go out a little behind pace and then pick it up. Unfortunately, once I realized it was just the two of us, I threw that plan out the window. Time to run for position!!!
So, we are pretty much running neck and neck most of the race. He would surge a little bit -- I would cover it. I would pull a little bit ahead -- he would cover it. That pretty much summarizes most of the race.
Mile 1 -- 5:46 @ 146 -- not bad -- a little slower than I hoped for, but I am in first/second place
Mile 2 -- 5:41 @ 156 -- right about where I want to be -- still battling
Mile 3 -- 5:40 @ 159 -- Seems like he is fading but he keeps coming back
Mile 4 -- 5:40 @ 161 -- I got him by a couple of steps -- Time to pick it up!
As I surge, I think pull ahead by maybe by 15 or 20 -- is he going to come back? Guess it doesn't really matter! Just run dummy!!!
Make the last turn for the slightly uphilll last quarter -- steal a glance -- don't think he's going to get me.
Mile 5 -- 5:24 @ 164
Time -- 28:11 @ 157 max of 168
1st OA (nice plaque) out of 85 total runners 52 males
25 seconds faster than my 8k PR and a 2:02 improvement over last year's time.
As for KeeMan -- he finished 5th OA and one his AG with a 29:35 -- a 2:45 improvement over last year and a nice PR.
And the data:
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