I was going to start this blog out saying "I think I could've done better here" or "Here's where I should've improved" - But quite frankly I'm surprised I did as well as I did.
I raced the Georgie Atlanta Spartan Sprint last week, and I was still pretty fatigued. In fact on Thurs I tried adding a measely 800 m at race pace into my run, and I was too breathy to complete it.
Plus, I didn't feel like I had the "fight" in me - It usually takes a few weeks to get that back after racing
So I came in with no expectations (well maybe a little) and a hope to be able to hold a respectable time.
2nd place overall and a gift certificate to st George Running Center!
Standing at the starting line felt a bit foreign - I hadn't ran a 10k, or a non obstacle race, in over a year. i hadn't trained for this - tempo runs and most street runs weren't even part of my workout anymore. I stood there with my running center girls - Amber Green, Marci Jacobsen, Jessica Brazzeel and it felt good to be part of the "family" again. I'm not gonna lie - it was a far different starting line than a Spartan. The men had runner's bodies - not the chisseled abs and bulging muscles I was used to seeing haha. Same goes for the women. I'm not saying anything bad about it - It was just different.
So we started off - and it felt GOOD to be able to get into a rhythm and go. The first mile has a pretty good downhill, and then they roll after that. It is ran through a BEAUTIFUL Snow Canyon State Park, and then out into surrounding neighborhoods. The second half has more inclines than declines. Here are my splits.
5:20
5:44
5:40
5:55
6:18 (eke!)
6:05
So the wheels came off a little at the end,and I was feeling the past week's fatigue. I ran a little too conservatively on the downhill portions to make up the split between 1st place (Amber Green) and I. She really took off from the get go, and I just couldn't close the gap.
But considering how I felt 2 days prior, I need to be SUPER happy with my performance and chalk it up to a great training run.
2nd place and a $50 gift certificate to St George Running Center!
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