i got pulled into this one by a few people who knew me well enough to know i wouldnt pass up a 10k even if a family member died. im really excited for it though. a day off and an ice bath tomorrow should get rid of most of the damage i caused today by going two miles further than last week with the tire. i feel almost as proud of my eight with the tire as i did of my first 20 mile run. averaging about 10 minutes a mile usually but feeling like im at a hard tempo pace makes the eight today feel more like a 12 mile marathon race pace run. the race could go either way, a win looks very possible at this point and im gona be pretty pissed if i end up with another age group award, so a top-3 finish is a must. after the two half marathons its gona be great to be back running a distance my legs are familiar with.
my biggest goal is to just have fun. with a course that has a few parts on trails and a rainy weekend ahead, a fast finish isnt looking good. that being said however, placing/winning is always fun.
see you out there
Hopefully the volunteers know which way to point this year, eh?
ReplyDeletethey did, it was pretty well-run. NCO is a good race for sure
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