Had a few goals coming into race. One was to beat my cramps and not have any for the whole race. Been tring a few different things to take care of them. And really didnt know what I was really going to go for goal time. But as I was telling my dad that was running the 5k. Expect me between 3-4 hrs. So I was planning to run it slower the first few miles then pick it up and then drop it back at the end. And see how it goes. I was going to use some S! caps on this race to see if it would help with my cramping. Went into it well hydrated and just wanted to have a good race. Meet up with Andy at the first of the race and a few other friends. And headed up to the start. There was rain hitting us hard around 4ish in the morning. And then let up. So was wondering if that was going to be a problem for the race. Well we got on the bus and head up. Got there with 30 mins till showtime. Temps were very nice. Chilly but not bad really at all. So hit the PoP and drop stuff off. Ran with one of my friends for the first 14 mile till she had to drop some stuff off. And so I just kept going with the pace. The first miles were a bit faster then I was planning for. Wanted to hit for 3 miles 8ish or so. But kind of ran confort wise more then paces. And just felt good so we kept it there. As I left her I tried to pick it up for the flat and some hilly areas. And did ok and then lost my GPS around 20-22 or so till around 25 or so. So not sure of the final splits. Could of pushed it more. But stuck with my plan of relaxing the last bit. Around 22 is where I started to relax. As for the cramping I didnt have any at all till the very very end just about crossing the line when I was trying to sprint across the line. And even then it just tightened up. Finished with a final of 3:35:02 and a nice PR of 4 mins or so. Here are the splits for the race...
Mile 1 7:46
Mile 2 7:40
Mile 3 7:38
Mile 4 7:40
Mile 5 7:41
Mile 6 7:57
Mile 7 7:57
Mile 8 7:46
Mile 9 7:50
Mile 10 8:12
Mile 11 7:58
Mile 12 8:06
Mile 13 7:50
Mile 14 7:54
Mile 15 7:36
Mile 16 7:41
Mile 17 7:34
Mile 18 7:48
Mile 19 8:02
Mile 20 8:52
Mile 21 8:00
Then lost connection total 24.3 total really messed up. Had a great time and looking forward to the next race in 2 weeks. Hoping the recovery is quick and taper goes great. 4 min PR and no cramping to speak of. | 