AM 10k Race in Louisville. Rodes City 10k. About an hour drive from the house. Construction o Interstate and in city is ridiculous down there...
Lots of WU on a painful left groin and some tired legs. Strides about 15 minutes prior to race and away I went.
5:50 on a downhill felt about right,
6:01 on a pretty decent climbing hill for most of the mile did not feel great,
recovered a bit (I thought) and came back with 5:55. I struggled the rest of the way - aerobically not as much as with the stomach and pain in the left leg. 6:11 mile 5, 6:04 mile 6 and about 5:55 pace for the partial.
Its too bad - this is a fun, very competitive race, with a great finishing stretch. Top 5 places were under 30 minutes! I could see myself training specifically for this race to run it well next year... maybe.
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