Well for doing about everything that you probably shouldn't do before a race I actually had a good run. First I ended up buying new shoes Friday night at the race check in. Steve had tried talking me into trying some racers so I finally gave in. Second my leg had been sore on my two runs I had done during the week so I probably should have taken it easy or gone a shorter distance. And third I ended up staying up all night Friday so I was a little on the tired side come race time. Best things about this race were: I was the official starter and did the countdown, I was able to draft off of Ambers energy most of the way, and third I had Sara to meet me at the finish.
Here were my Splits
1-6:49 2-6:35 3-7:04 4-7:09 5-7:16 6-7:09 7-7:15 8-7:19 9-7:42 10-6:39 11-7:06 12-7:01 13-7:25 14-7:02 15-7:31 16-7:20 17-8:22 18-6:34 19-7:44 20-7:52
Five minutes faster than last years run. More encouraging is if I could hold the pace for 6 more miles I just might be able to finally qualify for Boston with that 3:10. | 