nice result.
after sprinting from work to get ready to leave (with a mow of the front yard mixed in) we got into eau claire friday night at 9:30. by the time we get all to bed the alarm came pretty early on saturday - not ideal pre-race but then again not too bad because i didn't have much time to think about it.
boom - i lined up with the 6min/mile group (wishful thinking) and tried to gauge my pace based on pat and the other fast guys. went out a little too hot (5:50) but i'd rather be 10sec fast than 10 slow. it was a good course with a pretty big climb right at mile 2. managed to maintain my effort through carson park and felt pretty good about my position mid race. after that it was about hanging on - and this is where i was especially happy with my effort. a couple of guys passed me and put some distance between us. over the past few years i've been apt to give up and let them go...but i resolved to stay within striking distance. i managed to not lose contact and pass them back in the last mile. 38:02 (6:08/mile), 13th overall (3rd in age group). better than i thought i'd do for sure. robin finished with a faster per mile time than she did at crazylegs so the real props go to her. my sister ran a great race in the two mile so good races were had by all.
the rest of the weekend was spent with family - beer, food, campfires and a graduation party...a great summer weekend.
happy monday.
boom - i lined up with the 6min/mile group (wishful thinking) and tried to gauge my pace based on pat and the other fast guys. went out a little too hot (5:50) but i'd rather be 10sec fast than 10 slow. it was a good course with a pretty big climb right at mile 2. managed to maintain my effort through carson park and felt pretty good about my position mid race. after that it was about hanging on - and this is where i was especially happy with my effort. a couple of guys passed me and put some distance between us. over the past few years i've been apt to give up and let them go...but i resolved to stay within striking distance. i managed to not lose contact and pass them back in the last mile. 38:02 (6:08/mile), 13th overall (3rd in age group). better than i thought i'd do for sure. robin finished with a faster per mile time than she did at crazylegs so the real props go to her. my sister ran a great race in the two mile so good races were had by all.
the rest of the weekend was spent with family - beer, food, campfires and a graduation party...a great summer weekend.
happy monday.
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