Notes
Mountain2Fountain 15K - Fountain Hills, Arizona
1:08:43 (7:23 pace)
Overall Place (102 of 585)
50-54 Division (13th of 50)
The course was deceptive - on paper it looked like a super downhill course, but in reality it was only downhill from miles 2 to 5. The rest was rolling hills with a couple long uphills at 7 and 8. Splits were all over the place.
7:44, 6:57, 7:06, 7:03, 7:15, 7:29, 7:46, 7:55, 7:21.
Right calf was tight from about 4 miles on, so that was a problem. Aerobically I felt strong the entire way, but I felt like if I pushed the pace much more my calf might pop. The 7:46 and 7:55 miles were on long uphills, and they felt more like 7:20 pace. Felt like if the calf wasn't so tight, I could have run 6:45 pace for the last 1.3 miles. Weather was perfect. About 46 degrees turning into 55 degrees, sunny, and no wind. Got some good practice taking gatorade at 7:05 to 7:40 pace, and I feel like that won't be a problem now. Based on this race, I feel like 3:20 isn't possible at Boston, but maybe 3:25.