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Race Report: NY Mini 10K

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    Westendgirl
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    "Oh my god!!"

    Words that escaped my mouth several times after I crossed
    the finish line of this, my first 10K. I was hoping for a
    good race-and did that, and then some.

    I was coming off a mildly disappointing Corporate Challenge
    on Wednesday-done in the disgusting 90+ degree weather, I
    did it in 30:49-still pretty good considering the weather,
    not the sub-30 I was hoping for-I totally bombed the first
    mile due to the overcrowding (splits
    10:03/8:24/8:19/4:03.) So I decided to cut my losses and aim
    for running a good Mini.

    Now, based on my previous race times, I figured around an
    8:30-8:45 pace for a 10K would be realistic, if I could get
    low 8's it would be fabulous. The weather was perfect for
    racing-low 70's and very low humidity. There's this whole
    "girl power" vibe in the air. Additionally, this was the
    first race I was affiliated with my running club, so I was a
    little more motivated to run a good race. Somehow-everything
    just came together today.

    Mile 1 starts up Central Park West-pretty much
    flat...teensiest bit of a hill-but child's play compared to
    the park. I was afraid of doing this mile too fast, so I ran
    it at a pace that felt pretty comfortable. Imagine my shock
    when I hit the first mile marker in 7:36. It freaked me out
    a little bit, so I slowed it down a little bit for mile 2,
    which I did in 7:57.

    Then came the difficult part-the northern hills. Mile 3
    included an uphill and then a big downhill, which I did
    pretty well on-hitting mile 3 in 7:58 and the 5K point at
    24:41. Then came mile 4 and the steepest uphill of the
    course, and even a coupla more minor uphills. Mile 4 was my
    slowest at
    11:22, but no worries-it was a tough mile and I knew the
    worst of it was over.

    Then it hit me: unless I screwed up big time, I was gonna
    sub-50 this baby. And I didn't screw up. Mile 5 had Cat Hill
    going downhill-hit that in
    11:1...mile 6 around the bottom of the park clocked in at
    7:42. With the finish line in sight, I gave that last
    .2 mile my all and finished that in
    12:39-for a finishing time of 48:59!!! (average pace 7:54) I
    must have said "Oh my God" at least 10 times after I finished-
    I was still in disbelief that I did this!!

    I'm still trying to figure out exactly how it
    happened...maybe consistency is just paying off. Or I had a
    bit of a taper this week-rested Tuesday, Thursday and
    Friday due to doing 2 races, so I was really good to go for
    today. Or maybe this is my reward for suffering through
    Wednesday. 🙂

    But seriously, after a kick-ass performance like today, I'm
    really looking forward to what's to come with my racing-be
    it this year, the next and further on down the line.

    -Lara
    🙂

    --
    "If God is a DJ...life is a dance floor... you get what
    you're given...it's all how you use it..."

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  2. Joe Positive
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    WestEndGirl said:

    "Oh my god!!"

    Words that escaped my mouth several times after I crossed
    the finish line of this, my first 10K. I was hoping for a
    good race-and did that, and then some.

    [swell report of a swell race went here]

    Quoted message said:

    Then it hit me: unless I screwed up big time, I was gonna
    sub-50 this baby. And I didn't screw up. Mile 5 had Cat
    Hill going downhill-hit that in
    7:45...mile 6 around the bottom of the park clocked in at
    7:42. With the finish line in sight, I gave that last
    .2 mile my all and finished that in
    1:39-for a finishing time of 48:59!!! (average pace 7:54) I
    must have said "Oh my God" at least 10 times after I finished-
    I was still in disbelief that I did this!!

    Very nicely done! It took me about 2 years to beat 50 in a
    10K, and here you've done it your very first time out. It
    sounds as if this was a real breakthrough race for you.
    Have you changed your training any since joining the
    running club?

    Karen

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  3. Westendgirl
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    Quoted message said:

    Very nicely done!


    Many thanks, Karen!!

    Quoted message said:

    It took me about 2 years to beat 50 in a 10K, and
    here you've done it your very first time out.


    I'm still in shock!! LOL I'm glad I waited a few races
    before I attempted one. Actually-my first race of the year
    was originally gonna be a 5K at the beginning of April, but
    NYRR scrapped the 5K and changed it to a 10K, so I nixed
    that in favor making my race debut in a 4-miler a coupla
    weeks later. But I guess this proves that good things come
    to those who wait-if I started racing last year, I know I
    wouldn't have been able to run these speeds-2004 was truly
    the right time to start.

    Quoted message said:

    It sounds as if this was a real breakthrough race for you.
    Have you changed your training any since joining the
    running club?


    Basically, more running, less cross-training. I *think*
    that might have been the case anyway, especially in these
    warmer months. But when you have more people to run with,
    it's a great motivator 🙂 One change I've recently made-now
    when I do the entire 6-mile loop of the park now-I do it
    from a different starting position than I do for the 4 or
    5-mile loop so I can do the northern hills near the
    beginning of my run as opposed to the end. Need to keep
    working on those in prep for 10Ks, some 5-milers, and half-
    marathons that utilize the park. If I save those for the
    end, I get too tempted to cut the 6-mile loop down to 5 🙂
    It helped yesterday-only losing 20-30 seconds on the worst
    hill of the race and still being able to have the 2nd 5K of
    the race as a negative split! (Only by 18 seconds, but I'll
    take it. 🙂 ) -Lara
    🙂

    --
    "If God is a DJ...life is a dance floor... you get what
    you're given...it's all how you use it..."

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  4. Phil M.
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    "WestEndGirl" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    :"]news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    "Oh my god!!"

    A great performance! I enjoyed your report.

    Phil M.

    --
    "I gotta go. You're killin' me."

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