Last week of the series...
And, number 9 of 12 for me.
I have to admit, I've really enjoyed this race series. I've made some new racing buddies, done a fair amount of speed work, and, due to said speed work, set a new PR this summer. I will look forward to the series again next year.
Today has been unseasonably cool, with temps in the 70's all day and occasional light rain showers. It has been shaping up to be a good day to race.
Griffin wanted to race again tonight, and, actually wanted to race the 5k. I ultimately talked him out of it, as this 5k is a little dicey due to crowded start area and narrow trail. As a result, he settled on the 1k. I bought him a Trinity 5000 t-shirt, and, in an awesome move, all kids were awarded medals at the end of the race. He was stoked. When I got home later, he had his shirt and medal on. I love that boy.
As for me, I felt a little sluggish at the end of today. I was concerned that it may affect my race. However, the weather was perfect, and, it was my last chance to race in this series for the year. I wanted to avoid my mistake of the last 2 weeks and keep my 1st mile pace under control. When the race started, I tried to keep that in mind. I felt surprisingly good and ran mile 1 in 7:41. I ran with Nick briefly, then passed him. Johnny got out to a fast start, and, although I kept him in my sights, had no plans to try and catch him. I made the turn at 1.5, and still felt good. I monitored my pace, and brought in mile 2 in 7:56. I was running my planned race. I felt like I had plenty left to pick up the pace for mile 3. I booked a 7:43 for mile 3 and kicked down the stretch. As I watched the race clock, I knew I would not make it into the 23's, but, I only missed it slightly.
24:01. A new PR. And, a big deal, as my previous PR (24:27) showed that I only ran 3 miles (per my Garmin).
Johnny, Nick and I finished back to back to back. Thats the way it should be as we've chased each other for the last 12 weeks. I believe that Johnny PR'd as well with a 23:51. Nick finished in 24 flat.
I'm really glad I raced in this series. I had 4 runs in the 24s this summer, and just slightly missed having tonight's be in the 23's. I never would have thought that possible.
I'll be back next year...
week 10: 25:12
week 11: 24:54
week 12: 24:01
Griffin wanted to race again tonight, and, actually wanted to race the 5k. I ultimately talked him out of it, as this 5k is a little dicey due to crowded start area and narrow trail. As a result, he settled on the 1k. I bought him a Trinity 5000 t-shirt, and, in an awesome move, all kids were awarded medals at the end of the race. He was stoked. When I got home later, he had his shirt and medal on. I love that boy.
As for me, I felt a little sluggish at the end of today. I was concerned that it may affect my race. However, the weather was perfect, and, it was my last chance to race in this series for the year. I wanted to avoid my mistake of the last 2 weeks and keep my 1st mile pace under control. When the race started, I tried to keep that in mind. I felt surprisingly good and ran mile 1 in 7:41. I ran with Nick briefly, then passed him. Johnny got out to a fast start, and, although I kept him in my sights, had no plans to try and catch him. I made the turn at 1.5, and still felt good. I monitored my pace, and brought in mile 2 in 7:56. I was running my planned race. I felt like I had plenty left to pick up the pace for mile 3. I booked a 7:43 for mile 3 and kicked down the stretch. As I watched the race clock, I knew I would not make it into the 23's, but, I only missed it slightly.
24:01. A new PR. And, a big deal, as my previous PR (24:27) showed that I only ran 3 miles (per my Garmin).
Johnny, Nick and I finished back to back to back. Thats the way it should be as we've chased each other for the last 12 weeks. I believe that Johnny PR'd as well with a 23:51. Nick finished in 24 flat.
I'm really glad I raced in this series. I had 4 runs in the 24s this summer, and just slightly missed having tonight's be in the 23's. I never would have thought that possible.
I'll be back next year...
week 1: didn't race
week 2: 27:30
week 3: 26:29
week 4: 26:17
week 5: didn't race (traveling)
week 6: didn't race (traveling)
week 7: 26:05
week 8: 25:26
week 9: 24:49week 10: 25:12
week 11: 24:54
week 12: 24:01
Inspiring progress over time, thanks for posting.
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