Notes
Threw on my short shorts, singlet, and racing shoes and headed out to the race course where my upcoming 10k will be held for a dress rehearsal.
Did the warmup on the first (and last) part of the course. The beginning/end of the course looks to be the longest and slowest portion of the course, with some larger sized rocks to watch out for. The first segment of the tempo is a bit faster, and hopefully I will have settled into a groove by this point in the race. Tempo segment 2, just under .5 mile is the part that I was most concerned about with some larger rocks again, but this can easily be managed if I get a chance to run near the middle of the path, rather than the sides. Tempo segment #3 is a short stretch on asphalt, and this should be a good point to throw in a mini-surge once I get my stride back after the 180 turnaround. Tempo segment #4 is pretty much all of the same area where my warmup happened and hopefully I'll be passing a few people around here if I've managed my energy efficiently. The last little segment is on asphalt again, and will be a nice point to start kicking it in to the finish. After that, there is still about 200-300m to go to the finish, with short alternating sections of gravel and asphalt.