Notes
Ran with Eric at the Give 'N Gobble 10K race in Sherwood. Coming in I wasn't sure how I'd feel with all the Half-Marathon training I've been doing & no taper. Since I am in the middle of a 75 mile week, I decided to use this race as a solid tempo effort. Race started 1-2 seconds off because of brief confusion at the starting line. The start of the race consisted of a woman yelling "Go" which caused some confusion or people didn't hear her. Started out fine with Eric and another guy taking the lead immediately. After mile 1 I began picking off the lead group until it was just Eric & the other guy in front. Caught Eric around mile 3 and picked it up from there & maintained all the way to the finish. Course was up and down hilly & had to deal with the throngs of walkers on the narrow course during the last mile or so. Overall perfect tempo effort & never redlined. Felt strong and relaxed the entire race & finished feeling good with a lot left in the tank! Great run, great management & direction by the volunteers. Will race there next year. Beat Alejandro Dominguez which was a first, but I talked to him and found out he is coming back from an injury and wanted to use the race as a tempo also. Mile splits are as follows:
Mile 1: 5:30
Mile 2: 5:34
Mile 3: 5:44
Mile 4: 5:34
Mile 5: 5:47
Mile 6: 5:24
Finish: 34:54