10k race day! with rain! it seems that no matter how beautiful the weather can get here in february, it still manages to rain on my race days.
but so far the rain has been a bit of a good luck charm because i finished in good time. 69 minutes and some change which beats my 10k time back in june of 71 minutes. and actually, because of some confused race volunteer, between mile 1 and 2 we were steered in the wrong direction and we had to back track to get back on the course. so who knows what my real time was for the actual 10k distance. i was too flustered and intent on making up time that i didn't think to check my watch and time how long it took to get back on track. oh well.
here are my splits:
1: 15:04 (this is where we "got lost")
2: 10:27
3: 10:35
4: 10:30
5 to finish: 23:06 (i swear to bob there was no marker for mile 5 or 6, trust me i was looking.)
to see splits run under 11 minutes absolutely blows my mind. and i think i would have pushed harder had i seen the mile markers for 5 and 6. knowing how far i've come and how far i have left really helps with my mental game. when i'm running. with no idea on distance, even a mile seems like it could go on forever.
so with a job well done, we celebrated with some fabulous texas barbecue and a long nap on the couch. mmmm mmmm...
6 comments:
Way to go on the faster time than last year. That's always a good thing!
congrats girl!!! oh and those after race naps are delightful!!
Awesome job, speed-runner! Wahoo! I am jealous...BBQ?? It's still snowing here!
Nothing like some good food and a nap after a tough race :-)
Confused race volunteers suck. I want to strangle them! It's great to see your hard work paying off; all that spinning and those other workouts definitely help!
Handicapped by rain and poor signage and she still managed to run ahead of herself. Nice work!
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