Today ran the Polar Bear Run 5 Miler in Indy. Ran really well, 29:56 for 27th overall. Totally happy with this performance. First race since the Marathon in December. Achilles didn't bother me at all and hasn't bothered me after the race. It was a warm 37 and breezy morning for the race as the snow and ice held off for a couple of hours. Really tough running as I'm not race sharp at all. Don't know how accurate the mile markers are, although the overall length was. Mile splits: 1) 5:41 2) 12:02 (6:21) Fell off big time. Into the wind and not feeling so hot. 3) 18:24 (6:22) Seems like the last two miles might be long at this point. 4) 24:00 (5:36) OK, we're going down hill with a pretty decent tail wind, so this might be accurate I'm thinking. 5) 29:56 (5:56) Pace was all over the place as I went back and forth with this one tall guy. By this time I could here Lucie Mays behind me and I'm trying to hold her off, but once again, like in the Indy Mini, she out kicks me in the last 100m. 10 Miler next week!!!
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