AM: 2.4 miles, averaged 10:32. HR 118.
Pre-race shakeout/pre-warmup warmup. Got up to get the legs moving a little in case I run short on warmup time before the race.
AM: Veteran's Memorial 5-Mile Race
2.8 up, 4.9 race miles, 2 miles down
I had a decent race. Probably could have race more aggressively when a guy or two passed me, but I haven't raced in almost a year and only did one race last year, so I was trying to have a sensible start. I went from third to fifth and stayed there. The race has some up and down, making it pretty honest and a good place to attack if the race is close. I think I managed to run a pretty even effort and maybe a click back from 100% race effort. Feel pretty good about the result.
The course was billed as being short for some reason, the exact one I cannot remember. Going into the race I knew I could run at least 6:45 pace as I think that is in the middle of half-marathon pace, and figured 6:35 would be doable and hopefully close hard. I was able to press a bit but mostly even to slightly slower at the beginning. I figured 6:20s would be possible, but likely wouldn't start there and certainly wouldn't do it on the hills.
Legs felt a little up and down and form felt okay here and there, but inconsistent. I haven't done much true threshold running, so that's okay. I still think the approach is paying off as I will do my subthreshold workouts closer to 6:40s than low 7s to just under as I have been. Weeks have been averaging in the 60s, so I figure with consistency things will continue to improve.
4.9 miles @ 6:33 pace @ 168 BPM
6:23, 6:46, 6:44, 6:20, 6:28 (for the partial mile)
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