Notes
Shaved 2:46 off my previous best for a PR for me in my 10 mile race, but didn't get the time I wanted. Ended up with 1:21:11 by my garmin in 10.1 miles (8:02 pace). The race officials forgot to tell the runners to bring their ice skates - needed them the first 1.25 miles (and then again at 6.5 - 7.5 miles because it looped around same route). Entire parkway was solid ice, people were slippin and sliddin all over the place. Lots of wipeouts. The pace didn't feel horrible for me, so not sure why I couldn't go faster to get under 1:20:00. Got a right side stich at mile 5 that slowed me down a bit, but I didn't think it was that bad, so not sure why I slowed down the second 1/2 of the race.
Splits:
Mile 1 - 8:08
Mile 2 - 7:55
Mile 3 - 7:57
Mile 4 - 7:52
Mile 5 - 8:00
Mile 6 - 8:09
Mile 7 - 8:09
Mile 8 - 8:14 (wtf?)
Mile 9 - 7:59
Mile 10 - 8:05
last stretch - :39 (6:37 pace!)