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Atlanta Track Club Singleton 5 and 10 mile race

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Member Since:

Feb 19, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

2:43 Marathon

1:17:45 Half Marathon

59:09 10 miles

17:15 5k

Still Running (again) after all these years

Short-Term Running Goals:

get back to it and not be a fat blob

Long-Term Running Goals:

Enjoy running my whole life

Personal:

Married 21 years- - two kids - 18 year old boy and  15 year old girl

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Race: Atlanta Track Club Singleton 5 and 10 mile race (10 Miles) 00:59:09, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Today was the 10 mile training check-up race for the fall.  My attitude today was to go out and get to as close to 6:00 pace average as I could.  McMillan predictor from my 5K time in February said I should hit a 6:10 pace for a 61 min and change.  I just wanted to go with the flow of the field and saw what happened.  
The first mile was a bit of a surprise, cause I didn't think we were going so fast, but it was a 5:54.  It wasn't my intent, but I'll take it.  I pulled up on one guy who smoked me at track night in May and then I smoked him in the last 5K.  I didn't was to lose to him, so I stuck with for the next few miles.  Somewhere between 3 and 4 miles I got a few steps on him and from there it was a matter of running like someone was chasing me.  The next guy was probably 200-300 yards in front of me.  I could only see him at the long straightaways so I knew I wasn't going to catch him.  I just tried to calm myself as much as possible and maintain the effort.  Somehow between 4 and 6 I gained about a minute.  I was slightly over 6 min pace at the 3 mile mark, and then I looked up at 6 miles and I was in the low 35:00s.  No wonder I couldn't hear the guy behind me anymore.  So I hung on and tried to hold off the guy behind me and of course, not blow up.  
In the end, I held off the dude behind me and I rolled in with a surprise time of 59:09 - 3rd place overall - 2nd place in AG.  Of course the 2nd place guy was in my age group - no breaks for me today.  On a good side-note, all of us in my AG were under 60 minutes, which blew away the AG's.  Nice job 35-39's!

Weight: 135.00
Comments
From MarcE on Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 16:56:05 from 24.155.140.8

Amazing! 5:55/mi for 10 miles...you're in a whole different class! Sweet.

I know what you mean about being chased..I run much better when someone is behind me. I get psyched out if I'm following...I'd rather not see them, but "sense" them..makes me run faster (but nowhere near your speed)!!!

From timp on Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 11:46:41 from 68.166.26.29

not sure if I like following or being followed better -- there is something nice to seeing a goal in front of you

From DonGardinero on Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 11:58:38 from 75.162.168.159

Congratulations man, that is really awesome. I can only imagine running that fast!!! Way to go!!! How do yoiu feel today?

From Smooth on Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 11:58:53 from 71.32.238.75

WOWEEE! What an AWESOME 59:09 ten-miler! You sure smoked the McMillan Feb. predictor. You ARE ONE SUPER SPEEDY DEMON and getting faster & stronger! CONGRATS getting on the podium with such talented and competitive field! Can't wait to read more about your Fall races! YOU ROCK, Timp!

From Teena on Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 22:51:31 from 67.177.20.13

Simply amazing!!!

Can't even comprehend your speed!

A huge congrats!

From timp on Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 10:19:20 from 129.188.33.26

thanks everyone - A good result really helps us keep the motivation for training, doesn't it?

I took the day off yesterday and feel great today. I'm ready to ramp it up another notch this week.

From Huans32 on Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 13:02:50 from 138.64.2.76

Awesome job dude. You got some mean competition down there too in your AG. Great report too.

From JD on Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 20:29:24 from 32.178.218.7

SSSmmmokin'! Nice job man!

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