Glencoe Ice Breaker - Run10k

Started at the end. I was pacing Marjorie so took it easy. Hadn't been feeling well since Thursday, well actually just Thursday but have been recovering since then. Kind of a crappy training week, didn't get in my long run so was feeling blue about that. Had wanted to "race" this one, thought I had a 50 minute in me, pretty sure I do, I mean I have done it training, but, decided to make it more of a fun run to get Marjorie involved, glad I did, because still feeling a little crumby and was in no mood for a gut busting run.

So started slow, at the back, we weren't sure how fast Marjorie could go. She has run maybe 10 times in the past year, although going to Karate quite a bit, but all of our "training runs" have been with me pushing a stroller after a hard week of training with frequent walk breaks. I was hoping to hit a 6:10-6:20 pace. Anyway, started making our way through the traffic, going pretty constant actually. Hit the first mile at about 10 minutes so good good. Average pace kept dropping then leveled out at about 5:47 at 5 k. Passed a bunch of people before 5 k, just cruising along. I felt great, no stiffness or pain or effort really in the legs. Not breathing hard. Felt really good. Marjorie was doing well, seemed loose, kept at that 5:47 until about a mile left when we thought we would speed up a bit. Dropped the pace to 5:20 and started motoring along. Ahhhhh, started a bit too soon, Marjorie was labouring a bit, so we slowed her back down a bit, cruised to within 100 meters of the finish then finished off.

Time is garmin time. Crossed the finish line at about 58:05 race time then to the time keepers so probably closer to 59 min by the time that is all done.

Nothing, really fun.

Rob was at the finish, I was like, "thought you were going to get us a table" (at the buffet breakfast) he was like, "let's go", so we went. No line up when we got there, which was cool. Only allowed once through the line but it was a good spread, eggs, ham, hashbrowns, fruit salad, danishes, muffins, good stuff. I packed the plate high and heavy. Got us a table and chowed down.

Hung around for the awards and draws.


I could say deciding to pace Marjorie, but I really don't think I had a bunch more effort in me. I mean I felt real fresh at the end but there was no way I had a 50 min in me and even a 55 would likely have been a stretch given the past few days. Or maybe I could have had a 50 min, I don't know. Doesn't matter, wasn't the point.

Only my 2nd 10k race, my first was almost 3 years ago. Did that in 1:03 or so. So I suppose a PB here. Kinda funny, I remember that race 3 years ago, my first race ever. Got home, passed out from being in so much pain and so tired.




Awesome race. 50 bucks. Great scenic course with hardly any traffic and off the roads for the most part. AWESOME post race meal and TONS of draw prizes. Something like 55 draw prizes including 2 sweet bikes. Really good time.