Speedy Spaniard 10K Fiesta Day's run, started out with a little jog around the park to pick-up our packets then jog back to the truck to get ready. After getting our numbers secured we jogged back to the start line and waited for the gun, my legs where feeling a little sluggish but I tried not to dwell on it... Started off with the first mile which is a pretty good uphill and then once you crest that hill it is all downhill to flat to the finish. My splits went as follows; 7:30(153), 6:49(168), 6:57(168), this is where I started to feel a little sick with a sideache and so I slowed down just a bit that split was 7:15(166). I started to feel a little better but I still felt like I was just holding on, 7:13(168) but then I could see the end in site and started to pick it up just a tich, 7:09(171) and then the last .20 in 1:09 seconds. I did PR from two weeks ago but I did not feel as good at the end of this one as did 2 weeks ago, I have been increasing my miles the last couple of weeks so maybe that has something to do with it.
I do think I am close to attacking the 40 minute mark and breaking that mile stone, but I feel I still need to work on my aerobic base and then incorporate the speed work on top of that. My brother and I then ran back to his house after the finish which is about 1.5 miles, so it was a nice cool down that was done at recovery pace.
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