Notes
PYC Mid Summer 10K. Headed up to Plymouth for another midsummer race with Kristen. Met GLRR Jeff Clark up there. I thought we were in good shape place-wise when the young BAA & NB folks all went off with the 5K at 8. Unfortunately the sub-15 5Ks were just a warm-up for a couple of them. Knocked the rest of us down a few notches as they did the double. Great race for me. Started out keeping it around 7 minute pace for the first 3. Then sped up and started catching people. Gained 5 or 6 places in the second half as I sped up to the 6:30s. Then I had to put together a quarter-mile sprint at the end to pass one last runner and hold him off. Last .2 at 5:33 pace. It was a PR by about 1:45 and negative splits always leave you feeling good about the race. Results were all messed up afterwards as either the timing system or timers couldn't handle the two races. Initial results showed our time from 5K gun, adding ~34 minutes. Also included the last two 5K finishers running at 7 second/miile pace. Then awards only gave out medals 1 deep in 10 year categories in the 10K instead of 3 deep in 5 year categories. Cost Kristen and Jeff their age group medals. Hopefully they'll be better for the half on Labor Day weekend. I'll take my watch time on this one because who knows how they figured out the posted one (42:13).