What an awesome day. The weather was beautiful, the race was organized flawlessly, and I ran faster than I thought possible. My goal for this was to finish 3 8:30 miles for a total time of around 26:25 that would have been 30 seconds faster than the Boulder Dash I had run the previous month. I really wanted to go for this one though, it was basically my home course as it is run in my Brookhaven neighbourhood on the streets I train everyday on, so I was very familiar with the course.
My wife was also walking this one for her first organized event. I wanted to finish as fast as possible and double back to support/finish with her. I started out nicely and settled into a good breathing pattern. I felt really good and had the adrenaline pumping from the time I woke up. I had decided not to worry about going out "too" fast but to try to just keep my breathing even and not "sucking wind".
When I got to the first mile marker, I hit my watch at 8:11, faster than I had thought for how good and easy I felt I was running. The middle stretch has a small net downhill. I tried to simply maintain what I was doing in hopes of sustaining that pace as far as I could go. As I got close to the end I tried to speed up the pace somewhat. The starting line was at the stop of a steep uphill and I tried to sprint as much a possible to get there. Seeing the clock gave me a little burst and I finished the race in 25:19. It was awesome.
My wife was also walking this one for her first organized event. I wanted to finish as fast as possible and double back to support/finish with her. I started out nicely and settled into a good breathing pattern. I felt really good and had the adrenaline pumping from the time I woke up. I had decided not to worry about going out "too" fast but to try to just keep my breathing even and not "sucking wind".
When I got to the first mile marker, I hit my watch at 8:11, faster than I had thought for how good and easy I felt I was running. The middle stretch has a small net downhill. I tried to simply maintain what I was doing in hopes of sustaining that pace as far as I could go. As I got close to the end I tried to speed up the pace somewhat. The starting line was at the stop of a steep uphill and I tried to sprint as much a possible to get there. Seeing the clock gave me a little burst and I finished the race in 25:19. It was awesome.
| Info | |
| Date: | 5/19/2012 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Race |
| Course: | Brookhaven Bolt 5k |
| Distance: | 5 kilometers |
| Duration: | 25:19 |
| Pace: | 8:09 / mile |
| Equipment: | New Balance M730 (Black 730) |
| Weight: | 186.8 lb |
| Misc: | Quality: 10/10, Effort: 10/10 |
| Field Placement: | 206 / 1216 (16.9%) |
| Age group: | 40 – 49 |
| Group Placement: | 25 / 104 (24%) |
| Weather: | 65° F, Sunny |
| Statistics: | Calories: 439 VO2 Max: 37.7 |
| Intervals (Brookhaven Bolt 5K) | ||||||||
| Type | Distance | Time | Total Time | Pace | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interval | 1 mi | 8:11 | 8:11 | 8:11 | |||
| 2 | Interval | 1 mi | 7:55.69 | 16:06.69 | 7:56 | |||
| 3 | Interval | 1 mi | 8:32.64 | 24:39.33 | 8:33 | |||
| 4 | Interval | 0.1 mi | 0:40 | 25:19.33 | 6:40 | |||
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