AM: 14.2 miles w/ 10k race.
Short report, the race did not go well. This was my first 10k since October 2018 and only my second running race since that time.
I got there at a decent hour and got in a good warmup of 35' including a half mile at marathon effort, two decent strides, and approximately 2' at race pace. Then the race started 20' late, which was not ideal as the temperature had dropped a good bit from 50 or so to 40 or colder and it was damp and windy.
Got out decently as I didn't see that many 10kers and most of the faster guys were doing the half. Thought I was in the lead at one point and looked at the guys bib and he was a 10ker. I started to press a bit and pass him hearing him breathing. I felt like I could go faster if my legs wok up but they din't want to move much faster than low-6' pace. My shoe came untied twice and my hands were so cold that it was hard to tie them. That was around mile 2-3 and I pretty much had had it at that point. I felt foolish and amateurish. I ended up passing the kid again at one point, but we hit some solid hills and toward the turnaround I realized there were at least two people in front of us with a good lead, so then I really didn't feel like racing as I was getting trounced and my time was not working out. Managed to die a few times and kept going. Mentally I was not into it and I felt I prepared well. Oh well.
3.8 up, averaged 9:14. HR 147/4.2 down, averaged 9:54 (HR 136)
6.29 miles @ 6:29. HR 176. Likely a few beats low with the shoe tying nonsense. So the effort was about right.
Splits: 6:10, 6:19, 6:44, 6:34, 6:45, 6:30, 6:25 (partial)
A few weeks ago I did 40' @ 6:34 pace and I also did 50' @ 6:44 pace, so I figured 6:20s or faster would be doable. Not today. Oh well. I was frustrated at first, but then just moved on and got in a solid cool down and got home before lunch. Had a solid nap.
I have a half marathon the first part of June and plans of running that in the low 1:20s is going to take some serious work, but workouts have been great.
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