Notes
7th place overall, 1st place 50-59 division.
Felt really good the first mile, but then struggled once we crossed the Broadway bridge and started running slightly uphill. The uphill portion on Browning Parkway didn't feel as tough as last year, but I think my split there was a little slower than last year. Then once we got to Southside River Road, the weekly mileage paid off and carried me the rest of the way. Splits were 7:03, 7:26, 7:33, 7:46, 7:09, 7:23.
Time was 45:50, so 1:09 faster than last year. And my right heel pain was never worse than about a 2 on a scale of 1-10, except during the warm up, when it was about 3-4.
Garmin had my pace at 7:22 per mile, so right where I've been doing my tempo runs. Overall, I was very happy with this effort. It would be nice to take off another minute by next year.