Blacksmith Fork Fredom Run 15K
54:30 - 11th overall
I was pretty nervous going into todays race, as I have never hurt so bad in my life as I did after the trail run on Saturday. I was feeling ok during the warmup, but still had muscles that were painful to the touch. I also wasn't sure how much muscle fatigue was lingering. So, needless to say, I was worried.
I was happy to do my warmup with James, Jon and later Logan. After waiting a bit, they got the show on the road. I started out with Jon and my plan was to hang with him as long as possible. James and Logan were in sight, but not in my league. My primary goal was to average below 6:00 pace overall and anything better than that is gravy. Jon got us started a tad fast, but still doable. My splits are according to the Garmin.
1-5:38 first mile - Breathing hard and running fast. Maybe 15th place.
2-5:51 - this mile felt better, but I am working too hard to get this split
3-5:53 - I don't feel the soreness anymore, only fatigue (18:00 at 5K point)
4-5:48 - Jon pulled away this mile. We passed (more like caught) two runners and he did so more convicingly as one stayed with him, the other with me.
5-5:45 - Jon still pulled away more, but I am not slowing down so not much I can do about it.
6-5:51 - Still hanging with Zak. He would surge then I would catch him over and over. (18:20 second 5K)
7-6:01 - This mile has half the hill. Ran it hard, but flashbacks of Sat filled my mind and legs
8-6:07 - Second half of hill, I couldn't speed up much after it. At the end the mile, I surged and dropped Zak for good. Jon is in sight passing a guy, but not catchable.
9-5:45 - Good downhill on this mile, trying to finish strong. Closed on runner in front of me but then he picked it up before I caught him.
9.33-1:47 (5:26 pace) - Not much of a kick, closer to a surge to the finish line. (18:10 3rd 5K)
I feel very good about the race. I ended up running strong splits the whole way, even though I didn't taper or really rest enough for today. My fitness is coming along. Now to bump up the mileage (70+ mpw) and try and get ready for Des News and Draper Days at the same time.
After the race, I cooled down with the boys for a mile and a half then ran back to Jon's house from Hyrum to pick up the scooter and go home. That ended up being 7 miles total. I then took off to Bear Lake for the afternoon and did some waterskiing and wave running.
Warmup - 1.4 miles
Race - 9.33 Miles - 54:30(5:50) Ave HR: 178 Max HR: 188
Cooldown - 7 miles - 53:50 (7:41) Ave HR: 158 | 