"Technically" this wasn't a sanctioned race, but its a PR so I figured I'd make it a race report... The plan for this morning was 5-6 miles at half-marathon effort. I decided to do it on the track, and then convinced myself that running 10K would be a good mental challenge. Ran up to the Highland track from home, and scoped out my competition: - Old guy in lane 7, doing pushups every 200m
- Blue shirt guy in lane 4
- Obese guy walking around the infield
I did a bunch of strides and then got going. Thinking that 5:00 pace at sea level is worth about 5:05-ish up here, I just wanted to run ~76 second laps. The pace felt very easy. First 3 miles (actually 1600s) were 5:06, 5:06, 5:06 (all within 0.2 seconds of each other). 5K was ~15:57. I kept the same effort but gradually got a bit quicker as I got into a nice rhythm. Next 3 miles were 5:03, 5:02, 5:01. With a lap to go, I knew it wouldn't take much to beat my college 10K PR. Last 400m was 69s. Second 5K was 15:37. Total time was 31:34.3. After I finished, I wasn't all that winded, so I went straight into a set of 6 x 200m in 31 seconds. Now, the key this morning was that I really didn't run anywhere near all-out. I would say this was maybe a 90% effort, max. I think I could probably go sub-31 right now, which is a great sign. Two weeks until Long Beach... if the weather (ie. wind) cooperates, I think I'm ready for a really good race. First run in my Saucony Type A4s. Great shoe. A bit different than the A3... might not be a marathon shoe, but its going to be my go-to 5K/10K flat now, and I am thinking I might wear it for the half-marathon as well. PM - 3 mile shakeout. In the afternoon, we went for a hike up at Brighton w/ Andrea's parents... colors are starting to change... 
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