I haven't done a race/temp run in about a year, so I had no idea how I was going to feel. Started out with a solid effort, and had no idea what pace I was actually running. Hit the mile in 6:09, which was the fastest mile I've run in about 3 years. Kept it up through mile 2, at which point I had lost any/all contact with the group ahead of me. I hadn't pushed that hard in a long time, so I decided to "shut it down" over the last mile and coast in. I did, however, give a little kick at the end. The 31 second 0.1mile equates to a 5:10 mile, which was quite unexpected. I was very happy with this race, as it was my first race back since surgery. I couldn't have been happier!

I had hoped to do an "acceleration run" where I could start slowly and pick up the pace after each mile. Instead, I kind-of ran that backwards. (doh!)

Did a very slow 20 minutes around the cove. At some fruit, drank lots of water. Later in the afternoon I biked 35miles to help loosen things up.


I don't have any speedwork, tempo runs, or intervals under my belt. Still working on creating a solid base with strength.


Beth puts on great races in CT. Awards were quick, course markings were good. No chip timing, but the miles were marked with volunteers yelling out times. Even the 3rd mile was marked, so you knew exactly what your 3.0 and 3.1 splits were.