Annapolis Ten Mile Run
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Comments: 1 8:01.7 2 8:01.2 3 7:59.7 4 7:56.1 5 8:00.7 6 8:01.8 7 8:09.9 8 7:53.7 9 7:40.3 10 7:33.8 check out that negative split! wheeeee! Around mile 9 I knew I would PR but I wasn't sure about breaking 1:20 -- I knew it would be really close if I could swing it. I hit my watch at the finish at 1:20:01 and was slightly disappointed -- 2 seconds away from my "A" goal... and then checked the race results online and found that I ran a 1:19:59! SO HAPPY! (yes, I feel that deserves all caps, bold, italic, and underline) I feel so good about this race. It's not (just) the PR and breaking 1:20 -- it was running a smart race. I felt positive during almost the entire race (once I hit the 5 mile mark I lost some pep in my legs and started feeling a little down but that was it) and I ran it exactly as planned -- around an 8 mm during and gave it my all from miles 8-10. Finish time: 1:19:59 Pace: 8:00 (first) 5 mi split: 40:24 (second) 5 mi split: 39:04:02 Overall: 474/ 3426 Division (F 30-34): 19/ 214 (for those of you keeping score at home [because, c'mon, why wouldn't you??] that's a PR in the 5K, 10K, 10 miler, and half marathon this year. 4 down, 1 to go**). ** bring it, Philly What would you do differently?: Not a damn thing Post race
Warm down: Met up with a few friends, ate a popsicle, picked up James some of his favorite cookies at Graul's Event comments: LOVE the A10! It really is a race by runners for runners. Last updated: 2013-07-05 12:00 AM
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2013-08-25 7:31 PM in reply to: #4838629 |
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Annapolis Striders
60F / 16C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 474/3426
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 19/214
wasn't going to run the Annapolis 10 this year. I spent a few dollars a paycheck on races and I wasn't super interested in the race premium (a Timex watch). Then I blew up at the Baltimore 10 Miler and I knew I needed a redemption 10 miler.
I didn't taper for this race -- just loaded my longer and harder workouts towards the beginning of the week and did an easy 3 Friday and rested on Saturday (rested = didn't run but did chase a toddler around the pool at a birthday party). H came with me to packet pick up and liked the hat. "we picking up the PACKET!" he told everyone there (who was, of course, also picking up their packets).
I set my alarms (my phone and my alarm clock) for 5:15 and went to sleep around 10.
I have zippy memory of turning off my iPhone alarm. Or my alarm clock. What I do remember is waking up at 5:50 in a absolute PANIC! (my plan was to leave my house at 5:30) and freaking the fuck out. Thank god I had pinned my number on my shirt and packed up my bag the night before. James told me to calm down, that I had plenty of time, that I should not drive like a maniac. I told him I wouldn't (I may have lied). Fortunately, I hit no traffic on 100 or 97 (as you'd expect for 6 am on a Sunday morning). I hit a bit of a standstill once I got off 50 but I parked in Graul's parking lot and walked to the start around 6:25 (the race started at 7). And then I found (1) real flushing bathrooms inside the stadium (2) that were almost totally empty. Phew.
Oh and the WEATHER! The weather! 60*F at the start and a sunny blue sky and a little humid but it's August in Annapolis and it's normally at least 20 degrees warmer. It was a beautiful morning. Phew, again.
I got to the starting corrals and put myself in the 7:30/8:00 mm group.