Gatesville Shivaree 10K ... Yeah, I PR...!!! Wait a minute, this was my first 10K :-)
Even though I don't feel like I'm back to 100% on my conditioning I was happy with this race. My plan was to try and run a 7:10 pace or less knowing it would be taxing because of the heat, humidity and the fact that my cardio is just not where it needs to be.
The race was actually in my home town and in conjunction with the Shivaree (I have no idea what it's celebrating but it's been going on annually as long as I can remember). They had kids runs, a 5K and then the 10K. There were not many entered (I believe about 20 in the 10K). When I got to the race I looked around to see who might be the best runners and found one guy (I think late 20's or early 30's) who was obviously a runner and striked up a conversation with him. Come to find out his plan was similar to mine so we basiclly ran the race together. There were a few others who looked like they were seasoned runners but I didn't bother approaching any of them.
My new best friend and I started out in a pack of 5 guys who all ran together for the first mile. The pace seemed ok but looking back I think it was a little too slow on the first mile. All of the pack stayed together through the first mile and I was thinking maybe there would be a couple more who were planning to run my same pace as me or better. About mile 2 the first one dropped out. At mile three the second one dropped out and at mile 4 the third one dropped out leaving just me and my new best friend. I seemed to be running fine through these first miles but I was really breathing hard, even after the first two miles. I know my new best friend though I was going to drop out at any time (because of the hard breathing) but I kept reminding myself that I always breath hard (although today it was extra hard). As I ran through the fourth mile I started to get worried about my HR not knowing how long I could keep going at this pace and running at over 90% of my HRR. My new best friend and I ran together until about mile 5.5 where we hit a pretty steep hill. I don't know if I just mentally siked myself out or if I had just run myself out but I slowed a little...just enough to give my friend a 30 yard lead. After we topped the hill I told myself that I was just going to suck it up and finish strong or just blow myself up. I gain about 15 of the yards back in the last quarter of a mile but just couldn't pull out a win!
All in all I was happy with my run, especially with my determination to finish strong. (I added a column on the chart below to show "Best Pace" for each mile). I'm happy I could kick it up to a 4:47 Pace (and a 4:04 Best Pace) for the last .25 miles.
I was really tired at the end. I got dizzy and had to sit for a while to recover but after a while felt fine.
Note to self: I've got to work on things to strengthen my cardio. I think my legs are fine and can go faster if I can just get my cardio stronger. Also, what are you supposed to run the day after a 10K race...?
| Shivaree 10K - Gatesville |
| 6/4/2011 |
| Mile |
Time |
Best Pace |
HR |
HR % |
| 1 |
7:22:00 |
6:16:00 |
155 |
81% |
| 2 |
7:06:00 |
6:19:00 |
167 |
89% |
| 3 |
7:09:00 |
6:23:00 |
171 |
92% |
| 4 |
7:06:00 |
6:20:00 |
173 |
93% |
| 5 |
6:59:00 |
6:21:00 |
174 |
94% |
| 6 |
6:51:00 |
4:55:00 |
177 |
96% |
| 6.2 |
0:51:00 |
4:04:00 |
177 |
96% |
| Total |
43:24:00 |
|
171 |
92% |
| Pace |
7:00:00 |
75º |
High Humidity |
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Thessalonians 5:11
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.â€
Thank you guys (Blog Friends) for building me up and encourging me in my running!
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