Remember how I started too fast on Sunday? This was worse. Let me reiterate. THIS WAS WORSE. It was a nice, cool evening on my favorite course. Tawawa Park in Sidney is an awesome place to run. And it was a very fast group of people. I must have just got caught up in it all and went out way too fast. I'm also thinking that I should stay away from evening races because I almost always get a massive stomach cramp. I didn't eat anything horrible through the day, so I'm not really sure what the problem was yesterday. The recap will be short and (not so) sweet.
The first mile is a long straightaway through the upper part of the park. It's lined with trees, ponds and the stream that runs through the park. Gorgeous. I didn't take in the sights and took off like a bat out of a very warm place. The worst thing is that I realized how fast I started. After 70 some road races, I know what I am capable of and what to stay away from. The first mile went by in 6:23. 6:23. Adorable. I really do need to go out around 7:00 in the first mile. The second mile started out well, but about halfway through I started feeling like crap. A stomach cramp set in and it was all downhill from there. I'm not sure what my second mile was, but it had to be around 8:00. I was able to tough it out and run a respectable final mile and even come in strong at the finish. My final time was 22:24 which still isn't bad (7:12 pace). Only 7 seconds slower than last Sunday's race.
This was a very frustrating race for me because I veered off from the game plan so early and just couldn't recover. I did a nice four miler today and a ten miler planned for Sunday with a good five miler and some speedwork planned for next week. The next race should be a lot better and I'm looking forward to breaking 22 minutes.
Next race: Run for Recovery- Troy, OH
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