10k, 47:57, 7:44 pace
This was a disappointing race for me, but I supposed I deserved what I got. I have to say that I really didn't respect this race the way I should have. I didn't prepare for it mentally, and despite the fact that I took two days of rest prior to race day, I didn't really prepare for it physically either.
My normal pre-race routine is to eat very sensibly for a few days beforehand (mostly carbohydrates, and little to no meat). The night before I try to gorge myself with water, and in the morning I have a jelly sandwich or something along those lines. Just before the race I'll jog a bit to warm up.
For this race I did none of those things.
I guess I thought my goal of 40 minutes would just fall into my lap and I wouldn't have to work for it. As a result I crashed and burned. After a relatively fast first mile, I cramped up prety bad. I was walking before mile two, somewhat hunched over to avoid the pain of the stomach cramps. The water station at mile two helped out a bit and I was able to jog and even run a bit, but the cramps came back and I ended up walking a couple more times.
All in all it was a great learning experience. I'm like just about everyone else, and I tend to take things for granted when a pattern is established. My pattern was continuous improvement in road races, and I learned that you have to earn improvement. It isn't give away.
On a humorous note, despite my dehydration manifesting itself as cramps, I went staraight to the beer line for post-race refreshments. This is one of the better post-race parties, and if I couldn't place in my age group for running then I was going to do my best to place in beer drinking.
The Crescent City Classic is just around the corner, which will be my chance to redeem my 10K efforts.
Week training log
5 years ago
1 comment:
I think I beat you in the beer drinking, but it's okay because I'm not in your age group.
HAHAHHAHAHAHA
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