WOW! The day started out rough. I tossed & turned all night- probably from drinking a diet pepsi too close to bedtime (dumb!). Then my stomach felt yucky, could hardly get any breakfast down. So I was kinda nervous how it would all turn out. I AM THRILLED!! I finally got a 10K time in the 40's! That was my ultimate goal that I really did not think would happen today. I started out close to front of pack (6:59 1st mile) I figured I started too fast and would burn out, but I think that fast mile actually helped me make my overall time. From there I slowed down considerably- splits were:
1- 6:59
2-8:03
3-7:36
4-8:09
5-8:18
6-8:16
last .16- 7:26
I knew I had to stay under 8 min. miles to make my goal and thanks to a great downhill course and a good mile 1 & 3, I was able to do it. Weather was perfect. Crowd actually seemed a bit smaller to me than last year? Good bloggie turn out! Great results from many of them: Nick, Clyde, Dave, Steve, Bill, Dustin, Lyndsey, Mike Thomas (who I met today), Mik'L, Bonnie, Ally, Linda and MARCIE took 1st in women overall- she ROCKS! Sorry, I'm sure I'm forgetting some bloggies' names- it was fun to see you all! |