So…..I crushed my PR today by almost 6 minutes!! I
was more than pleased with that!! I
learned a few racing things today as well.
If I do scope out my competition I should start closer to them. If perhaps I was closer (or ahead) at the
start…perhaps it would have helped…what do you think? I was a bit nervous today but shook it off by
lots of stretching and also warming up for about 1.5 miles. It was a very ‘festive’ atmosphere. I went out entirely too fast…but I wasn’t
breathing extra hard and felt ok. I knew it was faster than usual but I wasn’t
‘sprinting.’ I developed a ‘stitch’ in
my side at about mile 3 and was getting a bit concerned…it wasn’t bad but
noticeable. Then as I approached mile 4
it disappeared! Hmmmm….what causes them?
I got to mile 5 and that’s when my quads woke up and started to
complain…LOL. But I tried to keep the hammer down and stay on pace. I had been hoping to ‘pick people off’ but
that wasn’t happening…they started passing me by the last ½ mile. Poo! Overall,
I was more than pleased with my performance!
AG 2nd place 56:12.
91st out of 907 women who ran the race…. 298 out of 1523
overall! I guess I will have to start
learning more about racing strategies!
Thanks coach! http://www.zimmermantraining.com/ I did it because of your constant focus
on my training! Oh…yeah and mine too!
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