In 2013, this event was my 1st 10k ever. I had been increasing my mileage at the time, in preparation for Turkey Trot, etc.
Having never completed the distance before, I ran slow and steady. I clocked a 1:03:02 that day. That time was a consistent time for me over my next several 10k's.
While my training has been crap over the past few months, I have completed a few longer runs over the past 60 days, and, am much smarter about how to manage my races and pace than I was a year ago.
While I'd considered skipping this event this year, I had a colleague that wanted to run this one "together" (he ultimately backed out), and, it does hold a bit of significance, as it was my 1st 10k.
I wanted to manage this race well, potentially run negative splits, and, see if I could get close to my previous PR (56:04). As I looked back on my race results in preparation for this race, I was surprised to find that I had not run a 10k race since June.
The temperature dropped drastically last night, and, I arrived to 40 degree temps this morning...it would be the 1st cold run of the year.
As planned, I managed my race perfectly. Perhaps the 1st time ever. My splits were "just right" and, I had enough left at the end to speed up down the stretch. While I missed my PR (by 16 seconds), I felt really good about this race. Had I been training at all, I suspect today would have been a 55 minute day.
Even though this was a good day, I don't know that I like this event enough to return. Time will tell.
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