Forums >Look What I Can Do!>I won a race for the first time in my life.
3 months til Masters
I won a 10k this weekend in 35:19. This is the first race I have ever won. I've been in the top 5 in a few races but never flat out won a race. This was a PR for me in the 10k, granted I was a mid-d guy in college so I've only ran a hand full of 10k's, but I ran right on my goal pace of 5:40 per mile and felt like I had plenty in the tank at the finish and plan to run 15 miles today. I feel my training is right on pace for my marathon in January.
2023 Goals
Marathon Sub 2:37 (CIM) 2:41:18
10k Sub 35:00 (Victory 10k 34:19)
5k Sub 16:00 (Hot Dash 5k in March (16:48), Brian Kraft in May (16:20), Twilight 5000 in July and August (16:20/16:25 Both heat index 102-103F)
Sub 1:16 Half Marathon City of Lakes Half Marathon 1:15:47)
Sub 56:30 in 10 mile (Twin Cities 10 mile, Canceled due to weather, 56:35 as a workout)
2024 Goals
Sub 2:37 Marathon
Sub 1:15 Half
Sub 34 10k
Sub 16 5k
Congrats. Nothing better than winning a race to motivate you.
GREAT ----- it must feel good
Champions are made when no one is watching
Break on through
Congrats! Nice to get both the PR and the win!
"Not to touch the Earth, not to see the Sun, nothing left to do but run, run, run..."
Fantastic!
Maggie & Molly
wow. From someone who will never win a race, this is very impressive!!!!
"It does not matter how slow you go so long as you do not stop."Wisdom of Confucius
HF 4363
+1
Way to go!!!!!! That feeling must be amazing!
Suffering Benefiting from mature onset exercise addiction and low aerobic endorphin release threshold. Hoping there is no cure.
Like a Boss!
^^What she said^^ That's awesome!!!
I don't half-ass anything
"I have several close friends who have run marathons, a word that is actually derived from two Swahili words: mara, which means 'to die a horrible death' and thon, which means 'for a stupid T-shirt.' Look it up." - Celia Rivenbark, You Can't Drink All Day if You Don't Start in the Morning
Find some smaller races. At your speed, you'll place in most of them. Congrats!
Lonely Island...Wooot WOOOOOOOOT. [warning a little adult language]
old woman w/hobby
Yes! This! Congratulations!
steph
Happy Camper
Wooooooooohoooooooooo! Very awesome!
I've never won. Highest finish ever was 3rd overall this year. I have held the lead in 2 races. It is a very strange feeling pulling away but it didn't last.
I need shorter races.
Determination: The feeling you get right before you try something incredibly stupid.
Sweet - 35:19 is a really nice 10k.
I think you are ahead of pace for Ice Breaker. I have run it a couple of times
Long dead ... But my stench lingers !
Fun, ain't it? My lone win was a small 5k, I even had a bicycle escort taking me through the course. It's a very cool thing to experience.