Pike's Peek 10K Race Report (Read 453 times)

I woke up at 5:40a. (blech). I ate my pre race breakfast (oatmeal and honey), got dressed, and headed to Silver Spring. I got to my parent's house a little before 7:00a., chatted with my mom, helped her pin her number on and tied her chip to her shoe. James mom came at 7:00a. and we were off to Rockville. We got to the course at 7:30ish and waited in line at the Port-o-Potties for a while... around 7:55 we walked to the starting line ... I hugged and kissed my mom and mother in law good luck (they were starting closer to the back), and got in position. I had my goal splits written on my arm (to ensure a 49:20 finish), and I hit the first mile marker about 30 seconds ahead of the first goal split. I hate the first mile of a race -- taking time to find my stride, get breathing in check, etc. Each mile came and I checked my watch against my split --- I was getting progressivly faster against my goal splits. At the 5K mark I threw my hands up in the air and yelled, Halfway, Woohoo! I dumped water on my head a couple of times -- it was about 60-65 degrees - and drank half a cup of water. At mile 5 I realized I was not only going to break 50 minutes, but I was going ot break 49 minutes and possibly 48 also. I really picked up at the last mile and came in at 47:29 ! I then got in line for a post race massage ... ahh, that was nice, although, apparently, I "need someone to work on my glutes." I got some food -- bbq pork sandwhich, bagel, donut, chili - and went to wait near the finish for my mom and mother-in-law. They came in around 1:30:something (they mostly power walked with a little bit of runnnig ). We took the Metro back to the start (it's a point-to-point course), and headed home. I placed 11 out of 79 in my age group (20-24) -- the winner of my age group ran a 33:16

Great job! Lynn B

I had been looking for the report after I saw that you had run a 10K on your log but just now saw it. Great job on the race. Have you signed up for Richmond yet or are you going to wait a while? I think the fee goes up 06-30-07.