5K #2 Recap- Lifetime Fitness Reindeer Run
December 9th, 2007
So, of the three goals I set myself, I succeeded at… ONE. Well, one and a half. I managed to slowly increase my time for the first two miles, but then started having issues. Plus I wasn’t holding myself back enough during the outset. I beat my previous time (which I didn’t want to), but at least I ran all the way through, so that’s all good.
Mile 1: 7:55
Mile 2: 7:34
Mile 3: 8:12
Total Time: 24:30
The last bit was uphill (Enough for me to make an excuse of it, but not enough to account for 45 seconds). I really need to learn to pace myself- I was consciously pulling back during the first mile, but clearly not enough. Plus, whoever was sending me happy fast thoughts this morning right around 9:10 or so, thanks- I got a boost of… something right about then. Maybe it was second wind. Maybe it was wind. Who knows!
I was actually pretty lucky during this race because right at the outset I attached myself to a guy who seemed to be good at pacing himself. Turns out he was running a 8 minute mile- I left him behind a mile later and attached myself to a guy who’d just passed me. He then sluffed off and started walking, but that’s when my high-energy race music kicked in (the zomg motivational you’re in pain but still can do it tracks), so I was all good. There’s another 5K next week out in Hilliard. I’m this close to registering for it, too, but there’s an uphill grade on the last half mile. That could potentially suck. Plus, it’s at 5PM, which from past experience isn’t my best running time. Still…. tempting. Very tempting.
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