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Location:

Woods Cross,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 01, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Current Running Life:
5k: 17:50 (2010 NSL)
10k: 38:20 (2007 Des News)
1/2 Marathon: 1:23:30 (2009 Provo Half)
Marathon: 2:53:46 (2007 St George)

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Personal:

Daddy to 3 great kids - 16 year old son and 11 year old twin daughters

I do not know what tomorrow will bring but I do know it will start with a run.

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Thu, Jul 19, 2007
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.000.0011.00

Got an earlier start but it was warmer than it has been the past couple of days.  Felt pretty good at the beginning of the run but started to wear out towards the end.  My pace was pretty slow so I'm not sure why I was so worn out.  The fact that I had little pain in my legs was a good sign.

I noticed that Paul mapped the Des News 10K course on the course tool.  I plugged in my estimated 10K pace and was a little surprised at the results.  The pace that it suggests is faster than my 5K pace.  Can anybody who has run this confirm that it is that much faster?  I know that it is a fast course but I have never raced a 10K before so I am not sure of how fast I should run.

Total Time: 1:25:55 (7:49/mile) 

Comments
From rdrunner on Thu, Jul 19, 2007 at 11:16:14

Don't have answer to your 10K question but good luck in the race.

From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Jul 19, 2007 at 12:05:13

That 10 K is very fast. High quality downhill with 500 feet of elevation drop can really get you going. 2% grade gives you the best bang for the buck, so to speak. If they charged me money for every foot of elevation drop, and paid me for every second per mile faster than flat pace, I would pick about 2% for maximum profit. I think it is reasonable for you to expect about 36:45 on that course if you do not panic seeing fast splits early on or beat up your legs on the downhill too much.

From Paul Petersen on Thu, Jul 19, 2007 at 12:24:34

In 2003 I ran 15:35 at Draper Days, and then turned around and ran 31:10 at Des News -- exactly the same pace for the two races. So in others words, you can expect to hold a fast 5K pace over the Des News 10K course. Just be ready for a tough last mile when the downhill turns into gradual uphill!

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