I ran a 2 mile shake out this morning a couple of hours before the race. I warmed up 2.5 miles.
The race went pretty well for my first one back. It's kind of deceiving how hard the last mile is. The race started on a slight downhill for the first half mile, and a slight up for the second half mile. I erased my splits, but I went through the one mile around 5:30. I was at 11:00 for the two mile, so I stayed very consistent through the slight downhill second mile. I thought I could run 17:00-17:10, but I struggled through the uphill third mile. I was 6:05 at mile three and 33 seconds for the last 200. I was surprised that I dropped off that much. I definitely need to get in the weight room and on the hills to get stronger. But, overall, I'm happy with my first race back from my injury. Plus, I won money, so I definitely can't complain. I'm a long way from that first marathon, though!
I ran a three mile cool down after the race. | 