Well, I think a lot of you know just how nervous I was going into this race as I have had my ups and downs lately with injuries. I was not sure what to expect in terms of time. I just planned on going out, keeping my head down and not pushing too much.
The 10k was on the road, and I can tell you, it was the hilliest course I have ever run. At 3k, we hit a hill that was extremely steep and just kept going on. In fact it went on for about 1.3 kms. It was hard but I dug in and shortened my stride and got to the top.
After that the whole race was undulating, yet the relieving downhills by no way compensated for the very steep ascents. It was damn tough. Here are my splits: but firstly let me tell you that I was intending, judging on form and expectation to average 7m/mile pace.
Mile 1: 6:29. I actually intended to do this mile in 6:45, so this was not too bad. In fact, the first half was covered in a rather over eager 2:50, and so I thought, I had better slow down.
Mile 2: 7:15. This was the mile whic had the massive hill, so in hindsight this was a good mile, and it brought my average pace back towards 7m/mile pace which I anticipated
Mile 3: 6:42. This was me recovering from the hard hill with some welcomed descents, along with some not so welcome ascents. Really bumpy, up and down. I passed 5k in about 21.
Mile 4: 6:45. Consistant with the pace, and was way ahead of my garmin race partner, but I started to feel the pain here, thinking I could not keep this pace up. Still more hills.
Mile 5: 6:25. A quick mile, pulled along by a guy in front of me who I caught, and kept with.
Mile 6: 6:31. Again a quick mile with the euphoria of getting close to home. Maximum lactate and increased breathing to the max.
Last 0.2 done in sub 6 pace, to a sprint finish taking on the guy I caught and beating him by 11 seconds.
I finished in 41:29 over a very hard course, placing 18 out of 110 and got a PR by 1 minute. This gives me so much confidence thinking that the elusive sub 40 is definitely attainable in 2008 on a fast course.
Comments always welcome.
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