Notes
Well, the big day had arrived. Unfortuntely, Mother Nature had other plans. It was a driving rain with 20-30 mph wind gusts. We had a small tent to keep cover during the pre-race but after doing a warmup with Kyle, I knew it was going to be rough
*went out right on pace and kept that through the half. However, starting around Mile 10, we began running directly into the wind and it stayed that way until we turned onto the bike path at Mile 20.5. I was running by myself for most of it and coming up the big hill at Mile 15, I knew a PR was unlikely. My quads began to tighten at Mile 12 and I'm guessing no amount of fluids, salt caps, or gels could have saved all of the energy I wasted in the wind and cold. I battled through and nearly missed a PR. This wasn't my fastest race ever, but I'm extremely happy with the effort I showed.
Mile splits: 5:42, 5:35, 5:40, 5:35, 5:39, 5:50, 5:34, 5:34, 11:19 (9+10), 5:41, 5:44, 5:44, 5:59, 5:55, 6:05, 5:58, 5:54, 5:58, 6:05, 6:06, 6:12, 6:15, 6:15, 6:11, 6:04, 1:19
OFFICIAL TIME: 2:34:09
PLACE: 7th, 1st (M25-29)....just missed out on the $ (top 6)
Official splits from the race:
10 Miles: 56:34 (5:40/mi pace)
Half: 1:14:25 (5:41/mi pace)
20 Miles: 1:55:43 (5:48/mi pace)
One of the toughest races I've had due to the conditions but I got my BQ and will look to stay healthy and run a great Boston 2014!!!