I ran the 5 miler this morning at the Distance Derby and it was hot, sunny & humid. I finished in 33:29 equivalent to a 42 min 10k. I also won 2nd place in my age group and received a nice looking medal. Many thanks to all the fast guys for deciding to run the 10 miler. The second place runner in my age group for the 10 miler beat my time by 2 minutes for his halfway split. I had calculated that I'm in shape to run b/n a 41 and 42 minute 10k, I just didn't think I'd need to go all out to average 6:42 pace. I hope to improve a bit on that by November when I plan to peak. This was my first race at full effort since Feb. Running fast hurts. Of course, the pain is only fleeting and a few minutes after the finish I felt fine. I maxed my heart rate at 183 and averaged 180 for the last mile that I covered in 6:24. We had a big group of South Coast Roadrunners at the race and we won many age group awards.Since I don't have any pictures of my race, I thought I'd add one of Jessica. This is her standard evening pose. As soon as I sit down on the couch she hops up and plops her head in my lap expectant of a long stomach rub.
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