10k of fun on the out and back course at Saltair. Temperatures were perfect and I felt more prepared than for the 5K because I wasn't coming off a half and I went to bed at a reasonable hour. For some reason I felt sluggish during the warm up so when I ran into Emily B. (who had already run 14 miles) I told her I was shooting for around a 32:30, when I was really hoping to get closer to 32. I was wearing way too many clothes during the warm up so it felt nice to shed some layers before the race. After my experience in the 5k I told myself to just go out at 5:05 to 5:10. Of course I couldn't quite do that and my first mile came in at 5:02. Not terrible/too fast but it was borderline. I consciously pulled back a bit so miles 2 and 3 came in at 5:09 and my 5k split was about 5:50, which was 5 seconds faster than my 5k race two weeks ago. I think there was a very slight tailwind going out because when I turned around it felt like I was working a lot harder to maintain that pace. Miles 4 and 5 came in at 5:13 then 5:17 which left just enough in the tank to finish with a 5:10. Overall I was happy with the race because I obviously paced it better (last mile of the 5k was 5:17) and I lowered by PR on this course by 90 seconds. I cooled down with Kevin (2nd overall), Rob (1st master who we had to wait for because he was stocking up on bananas) and Billy, who just moved here from Columbus, OH. Billy should soon be joining the blog and will add to our Saturday and Sunday run groups. Oh, and my biggest accomplishment was making it back for the awards ceremony after an 0-2 start to the year. Splits:
5:02, 5:09, 5:09, 5:13, 5:17, 5:10, 1:09
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