6 records in one race! Unfortunately one of them is worst damage to big toe, I might be taking some days off.
This was my first try with the marshmallow downhill shoes, it seemed to be quite effective. I have no calf or quad pain at all and my feet feel pretty good. And I stomped on those feet for an hour, make no mistake. The race went off at 6 am sharp, except for the people they let go half an hour early because they wanted more time. My pre race warmup consisted of a dash from the portapotties to the starting line about a quarter of a mile away, I got down in the low 4s just on that so I started thinking about state records. Nobody fast at the start, so things looked good for first, but I was more looking forward to stomping down the hill. In the middle of mile 1 I looked down at my watch and say a 3:52 and a 3:48. Holy smokes! It did feel a little fast but not that fast. Still I backed off a little but ended up at a record 4:37 for mile 1! I passed the first mile marker at 4:27, which has very special significance for me, since that was my father's mile PR.
A little further down the road I encountered the upper flats, but managed to maintain a sub 6 pace on even the flattest part. Splits were 5:08, 5:38, 5:24, 5:36, and 5:16 for 2-6. Then the course drops quickly and pace increases, I got 4:53, 5:00, 5:22, and 5:05 for 7-10. I waswondering when things wouldflatten out, but they never really did. 11 wasstill in the canyon, 12 and 13 were canyon-bike path transition and while there were occasional flat spots it was mostly gently downhill. I got 5:20, 5:29 and 5:39. Once I figured out that I was going to PR big time I started to push a little more, but there wasn't much left to give so it didn't make a big difference. Crossing with a 1:08:17 was way fun but my big toes had been hurting since mile 6 andI was worried. I walked the half mile to my car, drove it back to the finish line, and took off shoes andsocks. The right toe was fine but the left toe was badly bruised under the nail and a ltle out in front. It doesn't look good. But it was worth all the records!
- 4:37 mile PR
- 1:08:17 HM PR
- Course Record
- Biggest gap on second place (6:43)
- Nastiest toe
- Most records in 1 race (5) :)
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