Hello Runners!,
Well, the Bellin Run sucked. It was hot and windy and I just didn't run that well. I guess that was no surprise to me - my hot weather running just doesn't go well, apparently. I still finished ~130 out of more than 18,000 participants, but my time was much slower than I hoped for. My primary goal was to PR (sub 38:45) with a secondary goal to at least break 40 min. Unfortunately, neither of those happened. I felt pretty good through 3 miles, and then my legs just didn't want to carry me any further. My legs started to tighten, followed by my back and shoulders. I was trying to relax, but it wasn't happening. Instead I just tried to grind it out. At some point after mile 3 we hit a nice stretch of black-top. I could immediately feel a temperature difference between the concrete and the black-top. Even though the Bellin Run organizers added more water stations (THANK YOU!), it didn't seem to help me much. Oh well. I finished the race in 40:37.
Splits:
Mile 1: 6:27
Mile 2: 6:37
Mile 3: 6:06
Mile 4: 6:31
Mile 5: 6:39
Mile 6: 6:55
.2 mile: 1:20
Two months back in the States, two races run, two REALLY hot days, and two poor race performances. All I can do is brush it off and get back to mile training. That's all for tonight, get out and get running!
Well, the Bellin Run sucked. It was hot and windy and I just didn't run that well. I guess that was no surprise to me - my hot weather running just doesn't go well, apparently. I still finished ~130 out of more than 18,000 participants, but my time was much slower than I hoped for. My primary goal was to PR (sub 38:45) with a secondary goal to at least break 40 min. Unfortunately, neither of those happened. I felt pretty good through 3 miles, and then my legs just didn't want to carry me any further. My legs started to tighten, followed by my back and shoulders. I was trying to relax, but it wasn't happening. Instead I just tried to grind it out. At some point after mile 3 we hit a nice stretch of black-top. I could immediately feel a temperature difference between the concrete and the black-top. Even though the Bellin Run organizers added more water stations (THANK YOU!), it didn't seem to help me much. Oh well. I finished the race in 40:37.
Splits:
Mile 1: 6:27
Mile 2: 6:37
Mile 3: 6:06
Mile 4: 6:31
Mile 5: 6:39
Mile 6: 6:55
.2 mile: 1:20
Two months back in the States, two races run, two REALLY hot days, and two poor race performances. All I can do is brush it off and get back to mile training. That's all for tonight, get out and get running!
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