43F. 10 @ 7:06 AP. I can't find my light gloves. Every year this happens. Anyway, it was ok today...no wind and 95% humidity. I have my "Oklahoma gloves" which are thick, but left them in the bag.
Regardless, I liked the temps and put on the type A's today, encouraged by yesterday's PM run, and did a 5k in 19:33 (6:25, 6:20, 6:13, :35) on the way back (downstream - 15-20'/mile downhill). Recovery is definitely still needed from the race, but I gotta say my muscles needed a lot less recovery from that 50-miler than ANY marathon I've done. I guess plodding around on dirt is easier than running hard on concrete, even at twice the distance. Either that or maybe I underperformed...I wonder if you had perfect pacing and somehow maximized your effort if it would be worse? I'm happy either way - either I can go ahead and run a bunch of ultras since the recovery isn't bad, or I can go a lot faster when I run 'em. Mighta found my direction...
As a side note I got access to the Rockhoppers group (SA trail running club) and got some of the backstory of the race from a guy that was directing traffic at a transition point; the winner was adjusting his pace based on this guy's intel of how far back I was. I definitely need these guys on my side!
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