Congratulations to @LouisvilleSoup who broke 24 minutes as well.
I arrived close to 7 am at the Falls of the Ohio State Park, and ran a mile warm-up. The air had felt chilly all morning until that point at around 60 degrees.
After finishing my warm-up, the air didn’t feel so crisp and cool anymore, but it was still comfortable–probably about as warm I could stand for a medium distance race. I lined up in the second row of people, maybe about 10-12 people wide, and took off like a bat out of hell for the first several hundred feet. The first km split was at a 6′41″ pace. As far as I remember, from that point on, no one passed me. I spent the rest of the race trying to catch up with people out in front of me.
By the fourth kilometer, I started to feel some fatigue and lost a little motivation to finish the job. I tried focusing in on a guy who seemed to be pacing the perfect 5k race, and pushed myself to get past him.
With the finish clock in plain sight, I saw 20:45 heading into the corral. I sprinted in for the finish at 20:59 (6′46″ pace). 2nd3rd (received 2nd place medal) in my age group (30-39) out of 13, and 12th out of 141 in the field (no walkers included). See Overall results & Men’s results.
Added: My previous PR was 21:41 (6′59″ / mile). Interesting to see my 5k PRs over time.
For my recovery run: Let’s just say that Kao Pad Gra Prow (extra spicy) from Thai Siam is not a good idea the night before a race.
Related Posts - Today's Running Plan (Streak day 18!) #twit2fit Tempo! (on a treadmill) 0.0-0.5 mile: warm-up at 10'33" / 5.7 mph 0.5-3.5 mile: tempo at 8'14" / 7.3 mph 3.5-4.1 mile: cool-down at 10'33" / 5.7 mph Update for Actual: 0.0-0.5 mile: warm-up at 10'33" / 5.7 mph 0.5-3.6 mile: tempo at 8'14" / 7.3 mph (5 km at......
- 10k "PR" on a tempo run - 45:14 #running #twit2fit My 10k PR is 46:26, which is a 7:29 pace, and my target tempo pace for today was a 7:21 pace. I had tossed around the idea of running a 10k race this weekend, but decided that I didn't want to reduce my miles enough to make a strong showing......
- Ran for the first time. 2.16 mi in 18:18 #twit2fit I intended to go outside to walk 2 miles, despite my back being pretty tight still. Leaving the gym, I had to decide whether I wanted to bring my iPod Classic (arm band) and phone with me (no pockets). Doing so would have guaranteed that I wouldn't have run. However,......
- Never been so disappointed in a sub-3 hour 20 mile long run #running #twit2fit I tried to repeat the workout that I pulled off last week--5-4-3-2-1 @ MP on a long run. Last week, that run made me feel that I had a shot at 3:20 for a marathon. This week, my run made me feel I would struggle to hit my PR. While......
- First race of the year: Hangover Classic #twit2fit I raced the 10 mile Hangover Classic in (East of) Downtown Louisville this morning. The forecasts were saying start temperature would be low 30s, but reality was that my warm-up at 9:15 was at about 19°F, and start was probably low 20s still. The course is amazing flat, with an......
Tags: 5k, race report, streak
0