After a week in which I didn't run (lots of stuff going on), I got thoroughly depressed. I even talked about not doing the race, although, in the back of my mind I think I knew I would.
Race day. I wrote last year's mile splits on my arm. Last year I didn't really know where I was. This year I hoped I was on par with last year's mark, but feared that I wasn't. So, mile one ended up being about 5 seconds slower. Mile two was about 7 seconds slower. Mile three the wheels fell off - 1:22 slower! At that point I settled in to a training run. Mile 4, the toughest time wise, was less than a minute off last year's. Mile 5 was a bit over a minute. As the finish got closer I felt better and picked out a guy that had passed me earlier. I chose to stay with him until he put some distance into me on the last hill about 2/10 from the finish. I kicked it in the last bit and ran out of real estate. I finished just behind him and another guy. Time: 1:01:18. Almost 4 minutes slower than last year. But my best time this year! I finished 41st overall (25th last year) and 5th in the 45-49 age group. My time would have placed me 2nd in the 40-44 AG. And although I finished 7th in my AG last year, my time from last year would have placed 2nd this year. It is what it is. Time to start grinding, my new term.
Got a massage after the race and the therapist confirmed that my IT band was extremely tight. Also a lot of tension in the right should blade.
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