The race this morning was awesome!!! My friend Ashley had given me a goal time of under 56 minutes, so I was really excited to see myself on pace to finish below that, but I had no idea how far below that I'd actually be! I finished in 49:39 according to my watch, but I forgot to hit stop right when I crossed the finished line (I was too focused on passing up two girls ahead of me--don't worry, I got 'em!). Here's how it went:
mile 1: 10:06:01
mile 2: 9:48:03 (negative split)
mile 3: 9:47:58 (negative split)
mile 4: 10:08:31
mile 5: 9:49:99 (negative split; forgot to hit stop until about 5 sec. after, so I think it was actually more like 9:45, which would have made the overall time 49:34 or 35) -- UPDATE: Official time was 49:32!
I don't have any pictures because my dad didn't bring his camera, but it's all good. It was very cold and windy this morning before we started, but then it got really humid and misty during the race. I'm glad it stayed overcast because the sun would have made it even warmer and gross. I was really excited to have 3 sub-10 min. miles all with negative splits! To my knowledge I'd never run a sub-10 mile in my life until yesterday when I ran with my new watch for the first time (also did a negative split on that one). I hadn't ever really timed myself though, so it's possible (and probable) that I did it before and never knew it.
I think now I might have to treat myself to that new nano I said I wanted... I was really hoping for a good song to come on my shuffle around 4.5... I got lucky, but it would have been nice to be able to instantly play one of my favorites to finish the race! Might have to pick that up today :)
As for the Zoo run in a few weeks... do I want to do the 5k and aim for under 30 or the 10k and aim for under 60?? Decisions, decisions...
So pumped--ready to celebrate!! Many thanks to my dad for cooking up a delicious post-race breakfast! :)
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