I am off to Lagoon for the day (good thing I can still walk:) so here is a quick report of the race today.
Warmed up alone 2 miles. Breathing felt heavy but that is normal when your at 9,000 ft elevation I suppose. Met up with JulieC at the start and we were off right on time. My only goal for this race was to run sub 1:30. I knew it was way downhill but I did not want to kill myself and had no idea what to really expect.
Mile 1-3: 6:24, 6:15, 6:13. Felt good, was breathing well and was enjoying the scenary. I started out as 3rd female and my goal became not getting passed by another female.
Mile 4-6: 5:55, 6:04, 6:09. Still felt really good but was worried I was going too fast. I tried to stay with Andy (from the blog) because I know for a fact I am not faster than him and that staying with him would be smart. But of course I just could not control myself on the downhill and ended up passing him at mile 6 I believe.
Mile 7-9: 6:07, 6:07, 6:16. Passed two guys and was feeling pretty darn good for so late in a race.
Mile 10-13.1: 6:23, 6:50, 6:41, 6:28, 5:28: The course flattened out with a few mini climbs. It was tough mentally but I just kept on pushing. Andy caught up with me at mile 12.5 and I was determined to stay close with him until the finish. Pushed it really hard for the last tenth and felt really good. It was a proud moment running into that shoot. Not necessarily because of my time but because I just felt so good like I could have kept going if I had to. (normally I feel like death at the end of a race.)
jogged a painful 2 mile cooldown with Julie! I was so proud of Julie, that girl is amazing. I tried to keep her in sight for most of the race but lost sight of her towards the end. She is just awesome!!
I know that this was a very aided course and that my finishing time is not realistic. But the good thing is I felt good the entire race. I never crashed and my slowest mile is not too shabby like most races that start downhill and finish flat. Overall I am proud of myself and excited about my progress. Also my cousin ran his very first half today and finished right behind me in 1:27!! So so proud of him. Okay calves are sore but it is off to lagoon to walk it off. :) |