Believe 10K Race
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Cold doesn't even begin to describe how the morning started out! It was a chilly 32 degrees when we arrived at the race! Brrr. It was so cold that 'Frosty the Snowman' made an appearance...
Have I mentioned that I am not a fan of the cold? And especially not running in it. Great idea of a race Kim ;-) Just kidding, we had a blast!
We got lined up and started out a little fast, but I like running a fast (for me) first mile because it gives me a little leeway in the next 5 miles. And at the start, a seasoned runner of this race told us how hilly it was. And he wasn't kidding! 3 BIG long hills! Ugh, hills....AND not to mention, the finish line is at the top of a hill. Lovely. Check out these hills:
The green line shows the elevation change...YUCK! Have I mentioned I hate hills?!?
I went with the goal of finishing the race (#1), running the entire thing (#2), and hoping to do it in under an hour (#3). I managed all those goals in addition to making this time my PR (personal record) for a 10k.
Stats:
Average pace was 8:36 per mile. Finished with an official time of 53:32. Got some great stats from my Garmin, which I love love love having all these stats. It amazes me! Although I was constantly looking at my watch every couple minutes, it was a nice distraction from the cold, my numb feet, and my aching hip(s). LOL.
Other stats: I came in #74 our of 210 people (men & women). #25 out of 111 female runners. And #4 in my age group, I was almost a full minute behind the third place finisher, oh well! Perhaps one day I will get some bling :) LOL.
After the race, we headed to a local coffee shop in downtown McKinney (which has some very neat little shops!). So, once I got my delicious zebra mocha, I was in heaven. Then, I couldn't pass up a donut. Yum! So worth running 6.2 miles ;-)
Despite the cold weather, hitting a bunny on the way, and the hills, we had a wonderful morning! ;-)
2 comments:
Holy smokes... you are TOO fast... look at your pace for the last 2 tenths... I can't hold that for 2 seconds. Gee whiz. This almost makes me think you are meant for shorter races (5 and 10k) where you can really push the pace...
For what it is worth...I am totally feeling it today! (Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!) There were some seriously speedy runners at the race, I was not one of them :)
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