This is a fun, hometown sort of run, one of two big 10Ks in the area. There are some really excellent runners in this race; the top five finishers were all 33:00 or lower! I started at the back of the pack, and passed quite a few people during the first 3 miles of the race as they settled into a slower pace. My first mile time was 9:03, easily one of my better miles to date. Halfway-point split was 28:16, and total time 55:58, so I did run a negative split. Everything up to mile 4 was great; I started to tire at about 4.5, and the last mile was rough. Thought I had saved enough energy, but perhaps not. Was overtaken by a guy who drafted me the entire last mile, and I just couldn't pull enough out to pass him.

This isn't a distance I have trained on, very much. A few of my LSDs over the summer have been 6 or 7 miles, but at slower paces. So I suppose I could train speed more, and continue to go long. But this is my first 10K and I'm pretty happy with my times!

Walked around for several minutes, cooled off, stretched some.


LAck of training to this distance.


T-shirts were only for placing finishers...that's a bummer for a $19 race. Even the little local 5Ks give you a darn shirt for your effort! However, there was low-carb beer, free for racers. That I enjoyed. Runners and their beer!