10k in 5:50 pace
Actual:
3 mile warmup
10k in 36:14 (541, 557, 607, 545, 543, 543, 1:15) for 1st place female, and 4th overall
2.2 miles cool down for 11.4 total miles
$200 check
In 2009 at the Charlotte Racefest Half Marathon, I ran a 1:23:50 for third place overall. That was not a fun race for me. This year, even though I opted for the shorter, more forgiving distance of a 10k, my goal was to race better than I had in 2009. Fortunately, Greg Shore and John Fillette decided to also toe the line today, providing me with some people to run against. After a nice warmup with John, Anna, and Aaron, we all meandered over the to start line, where I did my classic warmup "hip thrusts" while Aaron squatted in a position eerily similar to one you would do behind a tree in the woods.
we freaked Kati Robertson out enough that she took a pic |
Unfortunately, I hadn't dropped Greg quite yet. I realized that he was typically stronger than me on the uphill, but that I was stronger on the downhill. So, at the last downhill before the long Barclay Downs hill, I surged ahead, and used that momentum to keep my speed going up the hill. Somewhere along that dreadful hill, I managed to put a couple of meters between the two of us...a sizable enough gap that he wasn't able to close. Somehow I managed to come through the finish line just under 36:15, which was right on my target pace. Greg was just a few seconds behind, and we high-fived. He also apologized for drafting off of me the entire race, which I didn't really mind. There wasn't any wind, after all. Everyone had a good race. Paul won, Aaron got second with a huge PR, and Greg's friend came away with some prize money.
All in all, I accomplished my goals for this race. Most importantly, I walked away with $200, which will immediately go towards my moving expenses that will be incurred in just one month's time.
2 comments:
Nice recap. Glad I could provide you with a blog-worthy photo of the day :)
Nice summary CC :) actually I don't think those guys really affected me adversely. Prob was more your searing pace and negative splits. great great race and recap. that was my 10k pr by 21 seconds!! thanks for push.
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