I woke up early this Saturday morning and did some stretching then a warm-up run over to Big Cottonwood Park and back before heading up to Shriners Hospital for the 5th annual Alta Club 10k. This was actually the first 10k race that I have ever participated in. Meeting up with two of my team members on the Shoulda Bought Puts Wasatch Back Relay Team, we completed the 10k course that went from Shriners up 11th Avenue then around Memory Grove to the 3.1-mile turnaround point at the northeast corner of the State Capital Building and back. As my following mile splits show it was downhill on the way out and a nice uphill climb on the return trip: 5:31, 5:23, 5:42, 6:04, 6:17, 6:08, and 0:59. My finishing time was 36:04 (5:49 pace) on this scenic course and it was perfect weekend weather for running. In addition, it was great to meet up with fellow FRB member Cheryl who finished 4th overall and I finally discovered what BBK stands for (sounds like a fun running group)!
After the race, I got in some extra mileage by running from Shriners to Big Cottonwood Park where I completed two-and-a-half laps around the softball complex before heading home. This post-race run was 9.5 miles albeit at a much slower pace than my 10k-race pace (i.e., 8:58 minutes per mile).
While finally getting around to watching my tape recording of the Boston Marathon (great races on both the men and women sides), I was able to get in my standard non-running workout of 300 sit-ups and 30 push-ups. | 