Almond Bowl (6.2 Miles) 00:40:29, Place overall: 30, Place in age division: 3
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Knocked 6 minutes off my PR for a 10K great race. was hoping to go sub 40:00 but I'm pretty happy with a 40:29. Ran pretty hard the whole way. Started off a bit too hard I think, First mile was in 6:06 I think I heard the split called at. Didn't pay attention after that. I may have been able to squeeze a little more out during the middle of the run if I had been paying attention to a watch and running a little harder, but I definitely gave it nearly everything I had. The last mile I turned back up the intensity and finished the final 1/4 mile at the same pace I started the race at and a sprint for the final 100m.
Not really interested in doing too many more 10K's, but we'll see.
8 mile night run, love night running. 7:26/mi pace. had a couple miles in the middle that i felt a tiny bit fatigued which was a result of weight lifting last night and maybe not eating any fuel before the run. if i had had a banana it probably wouldn't have happened.
really enjoyed the run. had about 1 mile of gradual incline ran upo it strong, ran down it very fast. im hoping that the CIM has a lot this type of downhill.
9 miles up to monkey head and back. practically sprinted up a quarter mile of uphill, had to slow down and catch my breath after that. I was also fighting off a cold this week, and looks like i made it, so that's good.
had a solid run to upper park on the north rim trail. 8:15/mi pace overall with about 3 consecutive miles of uphill running on rough terrain and went very strong up it. seems like i go stronger uphill than on flat.
Felt pretty good, though was wearing down a towards the last mile. Understandable considering the 9 miles the day before and i hadn't really prepared fuel wise. just about 40oz of water during the day before the run and an emergen-c and ginseng + an apple and some quinoa. Got me through pretty well with only 2 breaks for water at mile 3 and mile 10.
I probably could have kept up at least 3 or 4 more miles before really starting to break down... which is great since that's about where I started breaking down during the marathon and i was fully loaded on carbs and heed and emergen-c. as well as being fully rested for the run. i can definitely feel myself running a lot stronger lately. Im thinking a sub 3:00 marathon is very possible, but we'll see. I know I'm going to easily knock off 3-5 minutes off my PR at CIM.
Night run, 7:40 pace. had a dentist appt. today, bleh. ran with soreness and numbness in my moutth. hope it's ok after being recently shot up with novicaine.Was hoping the run would speed up the de-numbing, but it doesn't really seem to have an effect. looks like im eating dinner late.
15.35 North Rim Trail. Started off at about a 7:30 pace. Got to the uphill at pace went up to about 8:30 for 4 miles of continuous uphill. Then downhill got it back down to 8:10. Garmin mighta been a little messed up, but I finished the run at an 8:20 overall pace. Was kinda tired. I've been fighting something off I think. I've woken up with a stuffy nose 2 days in a row, but I've been eating good, and the run cleared it up too. Think I'm ok. Lotta people sick lately. Only 2 weeks to go till CIM.
So I ran a benefit turkey trot the day after thanksgiving. It's for an at risk youth group home in Monterey County.
Course was at Manzanita Park in Prunedale and it was quite a challenging course. All sandy/dirt with a lot of uphills. It was more than I bargained for.I started out fast, everyone was aware that I was a marathon runner and most people barely ran more than a few miles a week. So I started fast and ran hard. My friend followed me and I kept encouraging him to keep up with me, he managed to stay within a minute behind me. There were 3 large hills in this, and they were quite a challenge. I was actually very happy about this because it gave me a chance to get some seriously intense uphill running in in preparation for my marathon next weekend.
The course was unforunately marked poorly at spots, including the final 1/4 mile where I made a wrong turn and wound up adding an extra 1/4 mile - 1/2 mile to my final time. The nearest person behind me finished just as I was getting to the finish, and they finished with a time of 19:45. I was easily in the 18:00 range. I still got 2nd place even though I really was the fastest. Oh well. I won a poloroid digital picture frame! it was sweet. 1st place was an ipod shuffle, which I have no need for, so all the better that I made the wrong turn. It was the best prize I've gotten for a race so far! Well... that bottle of 2005 Souverain Pinot Noir wasn't bad either.
I am totally looking forward to running this next year, especially with awesome prizes like that!
8.5 miles at my moms. 7:45 pace. Lots of uphill, LOTS. Great run, really attacked the hills. Amazed at how well I did with not having really fueled up during the day. A good run before the CIM.
Super fast pace. Did not time it, but it was below 7:00/m mile. I basically ran it at my 10K pace. Went very strong. Trying to get a couple speed workouts in before the marathon.
