Warmed up 1.5 miles to the the rec center and did the 5k course. I ran the first mile in 6:00, I was targeting just under 6:00. It felt pretty good, I can probably start out a little faster than that at the race but I don't want to get pulled in to the first quarter mile sprint. I ran a half mile section where the course turns around, first half uphill and second half downhill. The lap button lagged but the pace for the lap was 5:53. I also went a little too slow on the uphill portion, when I got to the top I noticed I was at 6:13 pace and I'd wanted to be sub 6. I also ran the last half mile of the course in 2:35, it's downhill and felt amazing. I should try to run that in sub 2:30 on race day. If I get to the start of that and I'm under 15:30 I should break 18 for the first time since 2017 on this course. |