I ran my first 10K in about two years on June 7th. It was probably the most difficult course i have ever run for a 10K. It was all on trails and up and down hills. The race started and you went right up a very long hill. No time to leg your pace set in or anything like that, just straight into the hill. I looked at my watch at the top and we were already 7:30 into the race, meaning the first hill was more than a mile long! The rest of the race were rocky rollers through the forest and the last bit was back down the hill we first came up, which was a nice reprieve. My goal was to break 40 min. I had never done it before and i just barely made it in 39:58. I got 9th overall and first in my age group, which was a nice bonus to a hard day of running. I have super bad allergies right now and i am kind of drained because of it.
The Summit Center Classic is in a couple weeks. It is a two-day, two-stage road bike race and i am looking forward to it, but i might have to work and that would kill my plans to race it. We will wait and see. Until then i have to get over the pollen attack and hopfully feel good enough to get back out and keep training. Only 5 more weeks til the Mountain Man Triathlon!
NATRA Strava Weekly Run Miles
4 years ago
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