Measure of Love 10K Trail Run
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Measure of Love 10K Trail Run - Run10k
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Comments: Jamie and I lined up in the front row for the start (See my Training blog for some fun pics!). Once they sent us off, two guys went to the front. One was an older dude from Armenia (I know because his outfit had Armenia all over it) and a younger kid, maybe late teens, early 20's. I settled in behind them for the first half mile to get myself up to speed. The Armenian dude dropped back and I moved up behind the kid, using him to block some of the wind. We went throught the first mile in 5:50 or so. He beagn to slow slightly and I moved by him into the lead prior to the turnaround. Once I turned, I had a sweet tailwind and slight decline in elevation and was flying. I saw a tall guy had caught the Armenian and was closing on the kid, so I figured he would move into second and would be the only guy I needed to worry about. Runniong back along the trail, I saw Jamie was in 3rd for the woman and I had to negotiate people coming the other way. I went through mile 2 but didn't split it. I hit the turn off for the climb up the scenic trail around mile 2.5 and began the climb to the ridge line. It was mostly single track but the footing was pretty good. Once on top, it was a series of long rollers with awesome views of the park the the Mazatal Mountains. The fotting become a bit sketchy and rocky up here, so i had to spend most of this part looking down. My HR was in the low 170's and i was feeling very good. They didn't have any mile markers on the ridge, so I just kept up the pace knwoing I would be within a mile once I came down off of it. The descent was very tricky and rocky and I sacraficed some pace for safety and my HR came down into the high 150's. Once I hit the bottom, I was in a sandy wash and the headwind was back. I passed mile 5 and it was just a grind coming back. My HR was back in the high 160's, but I was getting tired. About 1/2 mile from the finish, I looked back for the first and only time to make sure I was clear and alone. I don't like looking back and try and do it once and only once. I could see the camp site by the parking lot and knew I was close. the trail re-connected with Pemberton and I ran into the parking lot. They had a tapre set up for me to break and a guy in an Arizona Cardinals mascot outfit. :) ![]() Post race
Warm down: I broke the tape, high-fived the Cardinal, and waited for the field to come in. That tall guy held on for 2nd, he was almost 2min behind me and the Armenian guy beat the younger kid. Turns out he was about 44 or so. Old guys representing at the front! Jamie battled hard and ran a 48:00 for 4th female overall. I was told my 39:05 may have been a course record. Event comments: My very first open 10K race and very first trail race and the first time I have flat out won a arce. I don't race often and when i do, they temd to be big events, so it was fun to do a little one like this. Last updated: 2010-03-17 12:00 AM
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This race was a small, charity event raising money for the Boys and Girls Club of Arizona and is held in McDowell Mountain Park, not more than 6 miles from our home. It's a beautiful desert perserve with amazing hiking and mountain bike trails. Race start was 8:00am, so we headed over around 7:15. Once we arrived at the parking lot, we did packet pick up, but on our numbers, and then sat in the car as it was chilly and windy out.
About 10min before the start, we left the car and ran a bit in the parking lot to get the legs warm.