I started out comfortable and tried to adjust accordingly. I felt good from the start. My breathing was controlled and my HR was good so I just kept pushing along. Mile 2 was 15:26..I tried to do the math in my head but I couldn't :) Mile 3 was 23:xx and I was still feeling strong. Mile 4 was in 31 flat and that's when the math was comming together in my head. I was on track for a fast race. My 6 mile split was 46:xx which is way faster than my pr for a 10k but I felt good so I kept on. At this point I kept thinking where is the turn around. I still couldn't see the number 1 guy. It is an out and back so the leaders would have to pass me at some point. Finally, here they come :) This means I get to turnaround. On the way back in around mile 8 I started to fatigue a little. I knew I went out too fast but there's nothing you can do at this point. So I gave myself little breaks when I felt I needed to slow down, I did. Mile 10 I started to get a sour feeling in my stomach. Thankfully that went away pretty quick. Between miles 8 and 11 I was passed by 8 girls, very sad. Before that no girls had passed me from the beginning. Boo. I was fading. With a mile to go I just dug in and powered through the last mile. It was awesome to look down at my watch at the 12 mile mark and be at 1:35:xx. I knew I would make it under 1:50 and that was my goal. yay!

Eat before the race. Try to fight through the fatigue and hold on a little longer. Race on fresher legs.

Hung around for friends to finish and watch the awards. Walked to car and went to eat with said friends :)


Being this is a 14 minute PR I really can't say too much bad. I definitely didn't do my nutrition right, but other than that I left it all out there. My legs were still recovering from the 20 miler on Saturday so they weren't as fresh as they could have been. Otherwise, this was a great race.