Great morning at the Highland track.
Warmed up 1.9 miles around Sugarhouse and headed over to the OktoberFAST 5k. The race started a couple of minutes after 9. It was fun to meet and chat with several fellow bloggers. They're even cooler and nicer in person than they are on the blog.
I had never run a 5k on the track prior to this so I wasn't sure exactly how I'd do but I realized when I arrived that I didn't have my watch so I'd just run by feel and not worry too much about keeping a certain pace.
I started with Chad Robinson, he was nice enough to tell me 400m splits for the first 1600m. We went 78, 85, 85, 88 if I remember correctly. The first 3 were fine by me but I felt like I'd kick myself later in the day for not giving a better effort if I kept the pace at 88 seconds per 400m.
I picked it back up again and was running by myself. I had no idea what my splits were but was feeling pretty good. I got lapped by Jake somewhere around lap 7 which was actually motivating.
I caught up to AdamRW who started very aggressive but was having a harder time closing the distance on Andrea. She's one tough chick! I was slowly gaining ground on her but didn't actually reach her until about 350 meters to go, I finished fairly strong and was lucky to hold her off. All in all I was pretty satisfied, I may have saved too much for the end but it's tough to know. More races and trackwork will give me a better idea of race strategy and my strengths and weaknesses.
Post race pictures and chocolate milk. I felt like I should have paid some sort of entry fee. I also got a nice bright orange Saucony bag. Thanks Jake and Andrea! Also, thanks to Allie for being the photographer. It was a great workout for me and fun to meet you all. | 