3rd time for this event.
New course - starting at pavilion #1, heading south on the trail past trinity park, the food truck park, woodshed, with a turn around at about 3.6 miles. back on the trail and, finally, back to the pavilion. While a flatter course, there were some issues...more on that later.
I ran a 58:21 at the buffalo boogie about a month ago, and didn't feel good about it. I hoped that I would manage my race better today.
That being said, I haven't been running constantly, and, as evidenced by my 5k performance on Thursday, I have some work to do to get back in shape.
I had a little trouble sleeping last night, and, was fighting a bit of a sour stomach this morning. I awoke at 5 and had a couple of cups of coffee before leaving about 6:30. The race began at 7:30. I had no trouble finding parking and getting settled prior to race time.
I ran into several folks that I knew prior to the start, and visited for a bit before the race began.
I wanted to start slow and steady, with hopes of increasing my pace later in the race. I ran mile 1 in 9:38. perfect. I realized quickly that the humidity level was high. In checking the weather stats post race, the humidity was over 90% at race time. yuck.
I remained relatively steady through miles 2 and 3, booking 9:55 and 9:46, respectively. Mile 4 was a bit slower as I walked up an incline, and I ran my only 10 min mile of the day at 10:04. We merged with the 5k "runners" at about 4.5 miles, and, that was a trainwreck. lots of casual walkers strolling 4 and 5 wide on the trail. Poor route planning...
I sped up slightly for miles 5 and 6, booking 9:55 and 9:48. I was beginning to realize that I would be north of 1 hour for the 1st time in years in a 10k. While the race was managed fairly well, my pace was too slow throughout. I pushed a little for the .2, but, it was too late to save the race.
Final time: 1:01:21. yuck.
The afterparty was lame, which is a shame, as, historically, it has been good. The decision to move the location and reroute the course was a poor one, in my opinion. I'll have to think about whether or not I do this one again.
7 of 10 in my AG, 56 of 84 for males, and, 95 of 194 overall. MEH.
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