TexasLindsey

Weather= 65F, 80% humidity, sunny.

mile 1 7:19

mile 2 7:30

mile 3 7:18

mile 4 7:16

mile 5 7:32

mile 6 7:36

mile 7 7:37

mile 8 7:26

mile 9 7:22

mile 10 7:23

mile 11 7:28

mile 12 7:31

mile 13 7:49

final 0.1 5:28 pace

Average pace= 7:27/m

First 7 miles average pace=7:26/m

Last 6 miles average pace=7:29/m

I never really got into a good rythem in this race. I felt "off" for no apparent reason. I didn't feel bad though... I just didn't feel as good as I did last week's half marathon.

Miles 4-7 were net uphill. Miles 8-10 were net downhill. Mile 11 was mostly flat. Mile 12 was a long steady climb. Mile 12 sucked!!

The worst part of the entire race was the finish but it's actually a funny story. A girl passed me around the beginning of mile 12. She was ahead of me the entire uphill of mile 12. The course flatened out with the final .2 of the race and I could see the finish line. I threw myself into a faster gear. I didn't even know I had that much left. I was shocked as I kept getting faster and faster. There were big crowds lining both sides of the street. Everyone was looking at me. I could hear the race announcer say something to the effect of "the girl with the big kick is Lindsey Wingerson from Fort Worth" ... that really pumped me up. I passed 4-5 people. I passed that girl and these two guys I had been trailing for 7 miles. It was thrilling!!! I can't believe my watch had me at 5:28 pace for the final .1!! That's fast for me!

AND THEN! SUDDENLY! This guy in front of me came to a complete stop as soon as he passed the finish line.   I was traveling at such a speed and I was so tired, I couldn't stop. I tried to dodge out of the way but I went flying face first crashing into the concrete street... skidding to a stop. I have road burn on my left knee and right shoulder... I hit my chin too but it didn't get cut.

It was very tramatic. I was very confused.... totally out of it for at least 2 minutes afterward. The guy was apologizing but I was sooooo out of it. I missed the person giving me water and I couldn't find anymore. Someone was trying to hand me a heavy medal. The girl I passed was right in front of me saying "good job! what a kick! are you ok?" Then my friend, Greg, appeared and he was telling me I didn't look so good... and he didn't even see the final kick, just the fall!

It was ALOT to take in! I am still recovering from the G force impact of going so fast and slamming to a complete stop on the street. So maybe it would have been a better race if not for that. I still don't feel so good. I feel like I was in a motorcycle crash.

I'll update more later. I need to rest and eat now. Oh, and I'm really pissed I didn't get under 1:37 at least. I was saying my goal was under 1:35... but at the very least I wanted 1:37. It was just not my day.