Well, I had a really great race this morning. A new old man PR for a 10K 33:11. actually pretty close to my all time PR of 32:50. Even running that fast I still placed 10th overall and 4th in my age group. We had a good field of runners there today. Joe Wilson won the race, and Dave took 2nd in 31:00. The St. George Running Club and many fastrunningbloggers ran strong. Dave 2nd, Steve Olsen, 7th, Dustin 10th, Steve 11th or 12th?, Bill first in his age group, and Ruth 1st overall female. I really didn't know how the race would go for me. I was feeling a little sinus problem before the race. The pace started off really fast as most of the course is downhill, hence the fast times. 1-5:13 Really faster than I thought I should be going, but I was back in 13th place. Everyone took off really fast from the start. I figured some of the high school kids would fade, but not very many did. 2-5:22 (10:36) Good mile feeling alright, still in 13th but not too far behind Steve Hooper and Ryan from Cedar. 3-5:30 (16:07) Good mile here, picked it up a little and passed Steve and another high school kid. 4-5:33 (21:40) Feeling stronger as the race goes on which is a good sign and a good feeling.
5-5:39 (27:20) Still happy with my splits and gaining ground on Ryan, another high schooler, and another guy. I can see Steve Olsen up ahead. 6-5:30 (32:50) With a little less than half a mile to go I pass the high schooler and Ryan, only to have Ryan kick it in at the end and beat me by about 10 seconds Last little bit was .21 Anyway I was very happy with my 33:11 and a 5:28 average. Always nice to run a fast time, last year my best 10K was 34:30 so I think I'm on the right track with my training and getting stronger and faster, still not where I was in college, but a lot closer than I was a few years ago.
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