Garden City Community Fun Run - 17:17 - 2nd place
Ran in a low key fun run this morning to benefit the Boys & Girls Club. We heard from one of the race organizers that not many people had signed up so we thought it would be nice to help them out. In the end, there was a better turnout than they expected, so they were happy.
It was a cold, but beautiful morning. Since my last race in May (Newport Marathon) I've averaged under 30 mpw and haven't hit many workouts. But my injury is coming around so the last few weeks have been getting better and better. Needless to say, I wasn't sure what I could do today. The plan was to be conservative and not blow up.
The pace felt kind of fast initially, but the first mile was only 5:38. The eventual race winner had led from the gun and already had a good 8-10 seconds on me. The second mile was 5:39 and I didn't feel like I was pressing enough, so I tried to pick it up a little the last mile. I ended up with a 5:28 third mile and a decent kick for about a 17:17 (don't know officially - could be faster. I forgot to stop my watch right at the line, I think). The winner was probably around 16:50ish.
All in all, I'll give myself a B+ for the day. My body held up well and I ran good splits, but I didn't race. That's ok for the first one out, though. I have 5ks the next two weeks that are a lot bigger and I'm looking forward to those. If I can get through the next few weeks without getting injured, I'll try to make a push for a January or February marathon.
40 minute cooldown to get some miles for the day.
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