Ran the Re-creation run in Huntsville for the 1st time. Course consists of 3 out and backs which is unique. This made it nice to keep up on how Jon Elmore was doing. He moved between second and third the entire race and was out kicked by Marty Clarke at the end.
My Garmin was dead so this was the first race is quite awhile that I didn't have it to help pace. I normally run the same speed as Mike Greene and Brooke Pruitt (top woman) so I paced off them for the 1st mile. I ended pulling ahead of them there and finished 10-20 seconds ahead of them.
For my first 5K since last September, I was pleased. I felt good. Tried out my new racing flats. ASICS Ohana racers. Like 'em. I haven't had flats since high school (nearly 20 years ago).
I'm now optimistic that I can break 19 min at the Senior Cup since its a little flatter and I'll have a little more speed training completed. |