My advance apologies for the shortest race report ever... We're moving this weekend and I'm in desperate need of a nap before the craziness begins.
NYRR Team Championships today -- Unseasonably fantastic day for my favorite race of the year: 60 degrees, breezy, not a cloud in the sky, and less than a thousand runners in the field. Started strong and felt strong through the entire course. I wasn't sure how it would go because while my mileage has been solid, life (busy job, exploding steampipes, the usual) has gotten in the way of regular speed workouts. But with the exception of some creeping fatigue around mile 4, I felt like I was in control of the race.
Splits were even and right on target: [1] 6.57 [2] 6.48 [3] 6.53 [4] 7.01 up Cat Hill [5] 6.38. I rounded the bend at the transverse and passed the girl I'd been trailing just steps before the line (too late for her to pass me back, haha!) for a 34:17 finish (6:51/mi), which is a PR by almost a minute (from this race last year)! There were also a whole bunch of PR's among the rest of my team -- Yaay Dogs!
Thanks to the Reservoir Dog and NY Harriers men for cheering, and to my team for the yummy post-race picnic! Pictures and maybe even some NYRR videos to follow soon...
Saturday, August 18, 2007
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34:17 finish (6:51/mi) Geesh great job...CONGRATS and wow I looked at the field what a race full of speedsters!!
Well I hope ur move goes fast
too-lol
What a well-executed race!
A PR by almost a minute, I'd say you were in control of the race.
Good luck with the move and thanks for the race report.
Congrats on the PR!! Good luck moving this weekend-at least you got nice cool weather for it!!
Nice time! Congrats on the PR - you shaved off a lot of time since last year's race. It looks like the paucity of speed training has not affected you one bit! By the way, good luck on the move. We're doing that too, and it's a pain.
Hey...I have a picture, actually two, of you while snapping pictures of the women of my team (NYFlyers.
If you would like them just leave me a note:
http://www.trakmaniak.blogspot.com/
Oh and smokin'...gosh, you are fast!
Seriously speedy. Congrats.
Now remember to use those powerful legs to lift boxes and not your back.
Just happened upon your blog through a common friend.
The five mile distance has to be my favorite. Your splits were amazing and more impressive than that was how you laid the hammer down on that last mile.
Take care
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