Easy run up Upper Canyon Rd and back on Smithfield Canyon, then Summit Dr to Hillside. Probably too hilly for a post-race run, but I was in the mood for it, because I haven't done this route in several months. My calves are sore, particularly the left one, but they got better once I got going on the run. Not the worst recovery every, but I have a few days still.
***** Some fun comparison/analysis of my Des News races I've run over the years. Lately I've been enjoying the thoughts of being a "lifelong runner", and looking back at progression over the years. I am now in my third decade of running (age 11-20, 21-30, 31+), and it's cool to be 31 years old and still shaving time off. The course was short and a little bit different back in 2003, so the splits don't match up, plus I missed about half of them. But 2007 to 2010 is a direct comparison. I feel a little better about my "non-kick" this year, as I was only 1 second slower than in 2007, where I had to kick like a fiend to beat some high school kid in the final stretch. So maybe I was finishing halfway decent, but everyone else was just that much better...Another thing I can take away is that my Mile 6 was worlds better this year than any other year. So perhaps I'm getting more strength in my old age.
| 2003 (different course)
| 2007 | 2010 | Mile 1
| ?? | 4:38 | 4:31 | Mile 2
| (9:42) | 4:38 | 4:37 | Mile 3
| 4:36
| 4:57 | 4:50 | Mile 4
| 4:58 | 4:53 | 4:44 | Mile 5
| 5:33 pace (two mile)
| 4:57 | 4:45 | Mile 6
| 5:33 pace (two mile)
| 5:21 | 5:05 | 6.2
| (31:09) -- short
| 1:03 (30:27)
| 1:04 (29:38)
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