What a great way to start out Thanksgiving! 10 K in my hometown with great weather. I knew coming into this race I had given a D effort in training and prep, but planned to give a A effort, despite the outcome. I knew this race wasn't going to feel good for the obvious reasons, but felt horrible during the warm-up. At one point I contemplated dropping out before it even started. My stomach was cramping up and my legs struggled to move. I thought I had a good chance of placing but was not in the mood to race!
The shoot at the start was about 5 feet wide with what seemed like tons if runners. I lined up near the start by several children. The 5k and 10k started together. The race started and I was fighting it in the first mile already. Two ladies ahead, but passed them before mile 2. A fast first mile, slight downhill. Miles 2-3 were flat and 4 to finish were slight uphill. Lots if weaving in and out of neighborhoods. Mile 4.5 was the start of Mario Kart. I clearly need to brush up on my skills. Lots of cut offs, small sudden stops, running in front of cars and dodging small children. The straightway to the finish was classic. A large bunch of walkers in the road and sidewalk, so ran through tall grass and cut Someone completely off. Planned to be 40:xx but actually shocked to get it after running the course and dodging obsticals. Pleased with the results. Done racing for 2012. So excited for 2013 race season! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Splits: 6:02,6:34,6:46,6:46,6:38,6:56,6:07 (.18)
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