Nothing too exciting to report here, 72 deg with 90+% humidity and some light
rain. Running fast in humidity makes me want to throw up. Started out right
on target pace first 2 miles, started getting hard in Mile 3, by Mile 4 stomach
was not feeling so good, so switched modes to just trying to hang on to sub 7's.
Although I did not hit my time goal, I will never complain about running
6 sub 7's, and I did finish with a strong 1/4 mile kick at the end. On a
positive note, I felt like I could have maintained sub 7's for a long time, but
I just did not have it in me today to crank out faster miles. I believe a big part of
racing is mental, and i just did not have the mental strength to push my limits
today. I was pleased with my effort, but a little disappointed when I heard the results ... I finished 5th, but 3 people beat me by 12 seconds ... and I was not pushing hard until the last quarter mile ... so mental weakness cost me 2nd
place in AG & a nice picture frame with digital time & temp. Well, at
least it was not a gift certificate or cash!
It was a pt to pt race, so I
got a 2 mile warm-up in before at 8:00 pace, probably a little faster than I
should have, but cut it close on getting to the start line on time! 3 mile
cooldown at 8:30 pace to get to car and head for a big breakfast!
| Split |
Time |
El Gain |
El Loss |
Avg Pace |
| 1 |
0:06:30 |
37 |
28 |
6:30 |
| 2 |
0:06:33 |
13 |
15 |
6:33 |
| 3 |
0:06:47 |
14 |
26 |
6:47 |
| 4 |
0:06:55 |
35 |
46 |
6:55 |
| 5 |
0:06:52 |
32 |
26 |
6:52 |
| 6 |
0:06:45 |
48 |
55 |
6:45 |
| 0.27 |
0:01:31 |
0 |
0 |
5:42 |
| Summary |
0:41:55 |
180 |
196 |
6:41
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