26-12-2010, 05:07 AM
I did my ten km race today.
I didn't get to do the second race I wanted to do so this ended up being my second 10km race.
My training was a bit sketchy. I got a few pains here and there in my feet and ankles three different times and each time I took 2-3 days off just in case. I also had a 6 day business trip where I didn't get to run any.
Due to that and other factors I never got in a run over 50 minutes (it gets dark so early now and I have nowhere to run but on fairly busy roads after work) but the runs I did get in went really well and I was quite confident coming into this race.
The weather turned this week and it was -4 degrees which was rough (I'm not used to that) and the course wasn't really that flat. The first km and a half were uphill and from then on there were a lot of false flats and gradual inclines.
AND, I ended up missing the last turn and probably lost about 25 seconds on the finale. No one passed me position wise so it didn't really matter in the long run (
).
But with all that said, it was a great race and I finished up with an official time of 42:59. I probably would have been around 42:30 if not for that turn
.
I was really careful not to go out and blow up early like I did in my first race so I was trying to hold my hr under 183 until about halfway and then I let it go. Happily I feel like I managed my effort really well and I only felt like I was about to blow up when I had about 500 meters to go (then I had to stop and jog and turn around, etc., so my hr dropped back down and then I sprinted the last 300 meters when I figured out where the finish was).
The hills made it a bit tough to hold consistent splits but I tried to make up time on the downhills. Anyway, that's the report. I'm so excited about the run today and can't wait until my next race Jan. 23. Thanks for your help and insight into the training!
Splits:
Official time 42:59. Avg HR 184, Max HR 193
1km 4:27 178 avg hr (uphill)
2km 4:24 180 avg hr
3km 3:52 183 avg hr (downhill)
4km 4:23 184 avg hr
5km 4:26 186 avg hr
6km 4:15 185 avg hr (flat)
7km 4:15 185 avg hr (flat)
8km 4:22 187 avg hr
9km 4:08 189 avg hr
10km 4:24 189 avg hr (~25sec for missed turn)
Do you think a sub 40 is possible if I follow the sub40 plan for the next month? I have another race in Feb. as well. Would it be more realistic to shoot for a sub40 for that race instead?
Thanks so much!
I didn't get to do the second race I wanted to do so this ended up being my second 10km race.
My training was a bit sketchy. I got a few pains here and there in my feet and ankles three different times and each time I took 2-3 days off just in case. I also had a 6 day business trip where I didn't get to run any.
Due to that and other factors I never got in a run over 50 minutes (it gets dark so early now and I have nowhere to run but on fairly busy roads after work) but the runs I did get in went really well and I was quite confident coming into this race.
The weather turned this week and it was -4 degrees which was rough (I'm not used to that) and the course wasn't really that flat. The first km and a half were uphill and from then on there were a lot of false flats and gradual inclines.
AND, I ended up missing the last turn and probably lost about 25 seconds on the finale. No one passed me position wise so it didn't really matter in the long run (
). But with all that said, it was a great race and I finished up with an official time of 42:59. I probably would have been around 42:30 if not for that turn
.I was really careful not to go out and blow up early like I did in my first race so I was trying to hold my hr under 183 until about halfway and then I let it go. Happily I feel like I managed my effort really well and I only felt like I was about to blow up when I had about 500 meters to go (then I had to stop and jog and turn around, etc., so my hr dropped back down and then I sprinted the last 300 meters when I figured out where the finish was).
The hills made it a bit tough to hold consistent splits but I tried to make up time on the downhills. Anyway, that's the report. I'm so excited about the run today and can't wait until my next race Jan. 23. Thanks for your help and insight into the training!
Splits:
Official time 42:59. Avg HR 184, Max HR 193
1km 4:27 178 avg hr (uphill)
2km 4:24 180 avg hr
3km 3:52 183 avg hr (downhill)
4km 4:23 184 avg hr
5km 4:26 186 avg hr
6km 4:15 185 avg hr (flat)
7km 4:15 185 avg hr (flat)
8km 4:22 187 avg hr
9km 4:08 189 avg hr
10km 4:24 189 avg hr (~25sec for missed turn)
Do you think a sub 40 is possible if I follow the sub40 plan for the next month? I have another race in Feb. as well. Would it be more realistic to shoot for a sub40 for that race instead?
Thanks so much!