31-05-2015, 01:36 PM
Very happy with today's 10K! My goal was 51:30 and I have 51:21 on my Garmin. 
The race effect is quite extraordinary. This pace which can be so painful in training was mostly easy and fun today. Conditions were good; the course wasn't quite as flat and easy as I expected (there were hilly bits, windy bits and paved bits) but the temperature was perfect.
My quads started to feel a bit tight after 4K, which surprised me. My legs usually feel nice and fresh; cardio is always the limitation. It didn't get worse though and they feel fine again now.
Splits:
1 5:08
2 4:53
3 5:13
4 5:02
5 5:14
6 5:21
7 5:02
8 5:23
9 5:03
10 5:02
The race effect is quite extraordinary. This pace which can be so painful in training was mostly easy and fun today. Conditions were good; the course wasn't quite as flat and easy as I expected (there were hilly bits, windy bits and paved bits) but the temperature was perfect.
My quads started to feel a bit tight after 4K, which surprised me. My legs usually feel nice and fresh; cardio is always the limitation. It didn't get worse though and they feel fine again now.
Splits:
1 5:08
2 4:53
3 5:13
4 5:02
5 5:14
6 5:21
7 5:02
8 5:23
9 5:03
10 5:02