I ran the Speedy Spaniard 10K this Morning along with my son Ethan and I am really proud of him! He took 3rd in his age division and ran it in 43:09, he was so excited and he said he wants to work even harder and improve so that is a great thing! My goal was to try and run it in under 45 minutes but I knew that would be a stretch with no really tempo runs and I just don't have the training in at this point... Here are my splits: Mile 1 7:51 Uphill and feeling my breathing and its way to hard. Mile 2 7:16 downhill feeling better breathing wise. Mile 3 7:16 some downhill but mostly flat still feeling good but working pretty hard. Mile 4 7:32 starting to feel it big time, just trying to focus on my form. Mile 5 7:47 wheels are coming off, just trying to hold on. Mile 6 7:51 still feeling the wheels coming off and I can see that I'm not breaking the 45 minutes, so I decide to just coast in. .20 7:50 I just had nothing left and just kind of finished real easy. My average pace 7:31 so I was alright with that, and the effort was there at first but I just don't have the training in right now but I know that I can get there with some patience and hard work and If I can stay healthy! I ran into Tom and some of the Spanish Fork Boys after the race and it was nice to just be racing again, I have realized just how much it means to me. I just want to stay healthy and I don't want anymore set backs, I have had my share and I feel like its my turn to finally reach my goals. See ya Tomorrow.
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