Notes
Lone Gull 10K. My first masters race and I was out hunting a PR. My PR was pretty soft, so it was more a question of by how much I beat it by than if I beat it. Decided to aim for 6:30 pace to put me under 41. After dumping some beach out of my shoes and getting surprised by the gun we were off. Pace was pretty consistent throughout. Downhill miles (1&3) were ~6:18. Uphill miles (2&4) were 6:30 & 6:35. The last two flat miles I really found my groove and was picking off runners falling off the back of the group in front of me. Both of them were ~6:25. I realized at mile 5 that I'd have a shot at sub-40, but I was unable to mount a kick at the hill to make it happen. I must be getting old. But I trimmed 2 minutes off my PR and smashed my sub-41 goal. Loved the race, course, and hot breakfast at the end.