Running Renaissance: WDW Marathon 2025

[GollyGadget]

Spring Training 2025 Week 6
Daylight Savings Time hit me like a freight train so I didn't get the chance to update last week. Don't fret though, I'm back .

Training has been going okay. I still haven't hit 30 mpw but some of that is self inflicted. I'm sure I don't need higher mileage to race a 10K, but it's starting to make me question this training plan. At this point, the race is less than 5 weeks away so I’m going to stick with it. I may decide to pivot afterward though and find something else for the six weeks leading up to my half marathon at the end of May.

Week 6 training started off well. My legs were a bit tired on Monday but were fine for a 30 min base run. I was quite upset on Tuesday when my threshold workout changed from 4x7 min to 2x19 minutes. Not only is that 10 more minutes but it’s also a lot more difficult for me to hold the pace/stay focused for the longer intervals. I did struggle to hold the pace but my watch still told me the workout classified as threshold so maybe the paces were too aggressive??

Wednesday we had a blizzard so I did my 20 min recovery run on the treadmill before work. After work we drove down to St. Louis to attend Arch Madness for the weekend (Go Drake! ).

When I started my sprint workout on Thursday, my right quad was really tight. I thought it would loosen up as I ran, but it never really did. It did get better by interval 7 but then there were only 2 to go . My watch was not impressed with my performance and decided I should do sprints again on Friday. However, my quad was aching when I woke up so even though I thought about doing a short base run, I decided to take a rest day. I was really quite worried that I was on the verge of injury. It did get better by the end of the day and I also realized that the reason it was sore/tight was because of driving for 6 hours. I have to hold my leg up anytime I need to reach the brake and there isn’t an interstate for the drive so it’s a lot of small towns and stopping. Annoying, but glad it wasn’t anything worse. Also highlights how much I need to keep up my strength training.

Due to scheduling conflicts , I switched my long run to Saturday. I managed 9 miles in 95 minutes and was quite pleased with it. It was my ideal running weather, 36 & sunny. I only regret that I forgot to pack my water bottle. The rest of Saturday was spent watching basketball and I was exhausted by Sunday. I still managed a 20 min recovery run which was changed from the planned base run due to my tiredness. Most excitingly, my beloved bulldogs earned their way into the tournament

 

[WillRunForPizza]

I was quite upset on Tuesday when my threshold workout changed from 4x7 min to 2x19 minutes.

That is a really hard workout

 

[RuntheMouse]

Missing from your update is whether or not you caved to family pressure and signed up for MW!

 

[GollyGadget]

That is a really hard workout

That makes me feel a little bit better about my 2% execution score

Missing from your update is whether or not you caved to family pressure and signed up for MW!

Technically, that was week 7 so stay tuned

 

[nancipants]

I reread some of your older entries where you talked about the Garmin plan and using heart rate vs pace. I’m having the same trouble with heart rate on my threshold runs where I feel like I’m running in Zone 3 or 4 and my watch is reading Zone 2. Then when I stop for a walk break, it finally catches up. I’m going to try your strategy of using pace for the threshold/speed workouts. I don’t think I’ll hit the prescribed paces either, but I can try. But I agree on sticking with heart rate for easy runs. I checked what pace it wants me to use for easy runs and it says 11-12 min/mile. Lmao, if those were my easy paces I would not be doing this plan.

 

[GollyGadget]

I reread some of your older entries where you talked about the Garmin plan and using heart rate vs pace. I’m having the same trouble with heart rate on my threshold runs where I feel like I’m running in Zone 3 or 4 and my watch is reading Zone 2. Then when I stop for a walk break, it finally catches up. I’m going to try your strategy of using pace for the threshold/speed workouts. I don’t think I’ll hit the prescribed paces either, but I can try. But I agree on sticking with heart rate for easy runs. I checked what pace it wants me to use for easy runs and it says 11-12 min/mile. Lmao, if those were my easy paces I would not be doing this plan.

I’ve pretty much switched to using pace exclusively. I got tired of switching back and forth all the time. The heart rate alarms were too annoying when my HR didn’t immediately drop after an interval. I do sometimes still ignore pace like today when it wanted my cool down about 90sec/mile faster…

 

[GollyGadget]

Spring Training 2025 Week 7
My biggest takeaway from last week was noticing how much my resting heart rate dropped. This came as a big surprise because my running hasn’t changed much which is typically the main cause of any drops.

Apple alerted me there was a new trend in my heart rate. The drop is noticeable in my last month of data and even more dramatic in my last year.




So, if my running didn’t change, what’s going on? I’m fairly convinced it’s from drinking more water I started meeting with a nutritionist in February when I realized it would be covered by my health insurance and she recommended that I start tracking my water intake and eventually aim for 70 oz per day. I really started focusing on this two weeks ago and have definitely felt like my sleep has been better.

Side note, I blame some of my lack of nutrition knowledge on my high school curriculum. Not only did our football (and wrestling and basketball) coaches teach social studies, they also taught health.

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Anyway, kind of cool to see some data backing up that I felt better rested. I guess folks weren’t joking when they said to drink more water. And it was nice to have something positive since my running wasn’t ideal.

I spent 6 hours driving back home on Monday and was too tired to do my tempo run. I should have done a base run instead, but I did nothing. Rudely, garmin decided to punish me once again and changed the tempo run from shorter reasonable intervals to 30 minutes straight on Tuesday. My first mile was in range but I slowed as it went.

Tuesday was also MW registration day. As @RuntheMouse mentioned, my family kept asking if I was sure that I was skipping 2026. While down in St. Louis, I visited them and had decided that if they brought it up in person, I would register for something. Well, they never brought it up, so I didn’t register. I’m a little bit sad because I do enjoy the races, but I still think it was the right decision. Absence makes the heart grow fonder after all.

My sleep schedule was all sorts of messed up from changing the clocks. I was caught in a cycle of waking up tired, taking a nap in the afternoon, staying up late because of the nap, then waking up tired again. All that is to say that I really didn’t feel like running Wednesday but it was only a 30 min base run so I did it anyway. The same cannot be said for Thursday when I decided to skip due to tiredness.

Friday I had a v02max workout where I went out way too fast and blew up. I had to start walking the rest intervals about halfway through and even then I ended up skipping one rep because my body could no longer hang. It was also 80 and sunny so not the best weather for running fast.

In a total turn of events, it was 30 on Saturday with 30 mph winds that I did not appreciate but I did the run anyway. Fortunately by Sunday the weather had moderated a bit and my 7 mile long run felt really good. In total, it was only 23 miles for the week but I should be back on track now that my body is adjusted to this nonsensical daylight time.

Happy running y’all!

 

[RuntheMouse]

I like your approach to MW registration. Your body will be thanking you in November/December! So do you have another marathon in mind or are you taking the year off?

I didn’t pick your Bulldogs to win in the first round but I’ll still be rooting for them because Des Moines and I’m not a Missouri fan! Off to grab some water to drink while I watch the tournament, thanks for the reminder!

 

[col1]

Spring Training 2025 Week 7
My biggest takeaway from last week was noticing how much my resting heart rate dropped. This came as a big surprise because my running hasn’t changed much which is typically the main cause of any drops.

Apple alerted me there was a new trend in my heart rate. The drop is noticeable in my last month of data and even more dramatic in my last year.
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So, if my running didn’t change, what’s going on? I’m fairly convinced it’s from drinking more water I started meeting with a nutritionist in February when I realized it would be covered by my health insurance and she recommended that I start tracking my water intake and eventually aim for 70 oz per day. I really started focusing on this two weeks ago and have definitely felt like my sleep has been better.

Side note, I blame some of my lack of nutrition knowledge on my high school curriculum. Not only did our football (and wrestling and basketball) coaches teach social studies, they also taught health.

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Anyway, kind of cool to see some data backing up that I felt better rested. I guess folks weren’t joking when they said to drink more water. And it was nice to have something positive since my running wasn’t ideal.

I spent 6 hours driving back home on Monday and was too tired to do my tempo run. I should have done a base run instead, but I did nothing. Rudely, garmin decided to punish me once again and changed the tempo run from shorter reasonable intervals to 30 minutes straight on Tuesday. My first mile was in range but I slowed as it went.

Tuesday was also MW registration day. As @RuntheMouse mentioned, my family kept asking if I was sure that I was skipping 2026. While down in St. Louis, I visited them and had decided that if they brought it up in person, I would register for something. Well, they never brought it up, so I didn’t register. I’m a little bit sad because I do enjoy the races, but I still think it was the right decision. Absence makes the heart grow fonder after all.

My sleep schedule was all sorts of messed up from changing the clocks. I was caught in a cycle of waking up tired, taking a nap in the afternoon, staying up late because of the nap, then waking up tired again. All that is to say that I really didn’t feel like running Wednesday but it was only a 30 min base run so I did it anyway. The same cannot be said for Thursday when I decided to skip due to tiredness.

Friday I had a v02max workout where I went out way too fast and blew up. I had to start walking the rest intervals about halfway through and even then I ended up skipping one rep because my body could no longer hang. It was also 80 and sunny so not the best weather for running fast.

In a total turn of events, it was 30 on Saturday with 30 mph winds that I did not appreciate but I did the run anyway. Fortunately by Sunday the weather had moderated a bit and my 7 mile long run felt really good. In total, it was only 23 miles for the week but I should be back on track now that my body is adjusted to this nonsensical daylight time.

Happy running y’all!

That's an impressive resting heart rate

80 degree heat !! we get about 2 days a year here like that I would literally melt and Kudos for the 30 degree + 30 mph wind run, talk about a temperature swing.

 

[GollyGadget]

I like your approach to MW registration. Your body will be thanking you in November/December! So do you have another marathon in mind or are you taking the year off?

I didn’t pick your Bulldogs to win in the first round but I’ll still be rooting for them because Des Moines and I’m not a Missouri fan! Off to grab some water to drink while I watch the tournament, thanks for the reminder!

I’m taking the year off marathons. I’ve got a half at the end of May and another in Jan 2025 but nothing in between. I’m still very undecided what to do this fall. I’ll probably find something local to train for but not sure what.

Sorry, not sorry, about your bracket . I think I aged 10 years watching that game last night.

That's an impressive resting heart rate

80 degree heat !! we get about 2 days a year here like that I would literally melt and Kudos for the 30 degree + 30 mph wind run, talk about a temperature swing.

When I first started running, my rHR dropped quite a bit. It’s pretty much been the same for the last 5 years though. Some variations due to sickness, but pretty stable so I was very surprised to see it change.

The temperature swings have become part of life here in the middle of the USA. We don’t typically see 80 until late May or June. By that time of year, I switch my running to the AM to avoid the worst of the heat. Of course, then I have to move my runs back to the afternoon in the winter to capitalize on the warmest hours of the day. Sometimes I question why I live somewhere that experiences -10F and 90F

 

[RuntheMouse]

Sorry, not sorry, about your bracket . I think I aged 10 years watching that game last night.

Happy to see them advance!

 

[GollyGadget]

Spring Training 2025 Week 8
Happy spring y’all! This week started out well enough but quickly took a turn for the worse. In a nutshell, the garmin daily workouts and I have decided to part ways. I liked the variety and not thinking part of the plan, so it’s possible we reunite in the future when I’m in between training plans but definitely staying away for any goal races. With that spoiler out of the way, let me share what exactly happened.

Monday was uneventful, 30 minute base run. Tuesday was another sprint session. I actually felt quite good during this and, based on the occasional glances to my watch, thought I was on track. Garmin had other ideas though and only gave me a 67% execution score but worst of all was it decided I needed to do another sprint session on Thursday. This wasn’t the first time that has happened so while surprised, I wasn’t that concerned.

Wednesday was another short base run that I did on the treadmill because it was intensely windy and the WC was in the teens. Thursday was my sprint workout redo. This one was a bit tougher than Tuesday but I still managed a 67% execution score. It’s probably important to note here that my watch classified both of these as base runs instead of sprints. Therefore, my watch thought I had a lot more in the tank.

Friday was supposed to be another long threshold session. Somehow I made it through 3/4 of my warmup before realizing that I hadn’t actually started my workout on my watch. Ugghh. I got that sorted and off I went. I actually found the desired pace really quickly but my body could not hang. Within a couple of minutes, I was more than a minute per mile off pace. I tried to correct but it just wasn’t happening so I ended the workout and jogged the rest of the way home. My legs were dead.

Friday was the last straw and I decided I needed to switch gears ASAP if I wanted to salvage my spring. Not really ideal since there’s less than 4 weeks until my A race .

I decided to give myself a rest day on Saturday and spent sometime writing out a half marathon plan for a race at the end of May. It's the first time I've used pen & paper in a while and it was oddly satisfying. The plan is based on a plan in Pftiz's Faster Road Running with minor adjustments for my already scheduled races, my condensed timeline, and my current mileage.



I meant to do one last long run on Sunday before officially starting this new plan but it once again was insanely windy and chilly. I pushed the run until Monday since I already had to make some adjustments due to travel on week 1 . I'm excited to literally turn the page and see how this goes. A few of the workouts look really tough to me. Particularly those Thursday LT sessions but maybe my body will be able to handle them better without a sprint session the day prior


Happy running and happy belated St Pats from the doggies.

 

[GollyGadget]

Dam to DSM Training - Week 1
New training plan, new me. Just kidding, same old me. It's only week 1 and I already had to modify the plan. You'd think I could have made the adjustments when I wrote the plan but current Katie very rarely looks out for future Katie .

I started Monday with an easy 9 miles that was meant to be done on Sunday. Historically, I haven't fueled for runs under 2 hours but my nutritionist urged me to try it out for anything > 90 minutes so I did. I definitely felt the difference energy wise but I'm curious if some of that is because my Clif bloks have caffeine .

Tuesday was supposed to be a speed workout but my only option was the hotel treadmill which isn't great for short/quick intervals so I had already decided I would swap Tuesday and Wednesday. The hotel treadmill was fine, it was nice to get some exercise before being stuck in a conference room all day.

Wednesday was a travel day. I thought I'd have time to run post sunrise / pre departure but it didn't work out like that so I postponed the run until I landed at home. That also didn't work because the flight was delayed and I needed lunch once I landed. Then I was pressed for time until GOTR and after that was a quick dinner then off to crochet class. All of a sudden I was out of time. Whoops.

I decided to do a few easy miles on Thursday to somewhat make-up for the mishap on Wednesday. Friday was my first LT workout and I was a bit nervous. It was also 80 & sunny which my body is not adjusted for. I did the workout on the treadmill to better control my climate and my pace. The first interval was 14 minutes and I wanted to quit within the first 5. I didn't though. Then I had 4 min rest followed by 12 minutes @ LT. The second interval felt a lot easier and I no longer wanted to quit. I think I just needed to convince my brain & body that I could do it. Success! I'll probably still do a few more of these in the treadmill until I get more confidence or tired of the treadmill.

On Saturday my legs were absolutely dead from the Friday affair. I decided to keep it slow and short because I had another long run on Sunday.

I had some internal debates about Sundays run. My goal was to run this on my hilly route but I was nervous since my legs had been so tired just 15 hours before. I decided to just go for it though and that worked out. Except for on some of the really tough hills, my legs never felt tired until the last half mile. I looked at my watch on one of the tougher hills and my pace was 15:xx but my GAP was 9:xx

I was really happy with how the run went. My average pace and GAP is a bit slow but I think that's mostly from the downhills. I need to focus on running those and not just gliding down them. I tend to get nervous that I'll trip and really injure myself since there's a lot of uneven ground in the neighborhood.

Overall I ran 36 miles which is quite the increase. Some of that can be attributed to my 9 miler getting shifted a day but it's also partially offset by missing the speed workout Tuesday/Wednesday. My body feels good though. I actually feel more normal than I did on that other plan

Happy running y'all!

 

[GollyGadget]

Dam to DSM Training - Week 2
We’ll folks, we’re officially in the busy season of work and it’s definitely impacted my downtime. Hence the deleted journal update. The good news is that work hasn’t gotten in the way of my running too much.

Since there was a delay and I’m a couple of weeks behind, I’m going to keep this relatively brief. I don’t remember most of the details anyway .

After Monday's rest day, Tuesday's run was a few hill repeats and strides. I went back to the hill that I trained on for Paris since it also has some nice flat sections nearby for the strides. Overall I felt good but my legs were toast.

Wednesday was scheduled for an easy run but I ran out of time. After work I had Girls on the Run, learn to crochet class, and a rock concert. Somehow, I'm both 25 & 75 . Happily, the concert ended right after 10p so I wasn't out too late. But this was yet another reminder of why I historically use Wed as my rest day.

Anywho, I did the easy run on Thursday and that was fine. Friday was my second LT run and I decided to try to do it outside after successfully completing a similar workout on the treadmill the week prior. I was still dreading it and had trouble finding the pace, but it wasn't horrible and I felt good about the effort.

On Saturday I convinced a friend to join me for a group run at the local winery. I was glad for the accountability and the run was fine. Sunday was 11 miles but my legs were still feeling it so I kept to my typical flat routes instead of the hills. I also noticed my jaw was weirdly tender when eating my Clif bloks but more on that in the week 3 recap....


Happy running y'all!

 

[GollyGadget]

Dam to DSM Training - Week 3
When I woke up on Monday, my entire jaw ached from sinus pressure. My partner had been sick for two weeks so I was quite nervous his germs had infected me. I still wasn’t feeling great on Tuesday, so I chose extra rest instead of running. By Wednesday, I was feeling much better but once again just ran out of time and didn’t run.

Thursday was my first run of the week. An easy 6 miles that went fine but I was still feeling a bit weak. I had a lot of dread heading into my LT workout on Friday (18 min LT, 4 min RI, 15 min LT). Every week I question these workouts and why I continue putting them on my schedule if they cause me so much angst. This hobby is supposed to be fun after all. Eventually I reminded myself that LT is only a few seconds faster than my goal HM pace so I should be able to do the workout. This was enough to get me on my way. The workout was tight and I was still a little slow but my pace were much more consistent than the previous week and 5sec/mi faster.

I meant to do an easy 3 miles on Saturday but was exhausted and took a nap instead . I’m still not sure if I was sick or it was allergies, but whatever was happening wiped me out.

Sunday was scheduled to be my first progression run of 12 miles. Beforehand, I made lots of bad decisions like eating half a pizza for breakfast and waiting until it was nearly 80 outside. Needless to say, this run went poorly. I actually felt really good for the first 7 miles but absolutely blew up at mile 8. Miles 7 & 8 actually were the exact same pace but 8 felt much much worse. The only thing that got me through that mile was knowing that I was going to call my partner to pick me up once I was done with it. . Fortunately he obliged but I still had to run another half mile to get back to the trailhead. I probably could have slowed down and finished the 12 miles but I really didn’t think that would accomplish much plus I had a 10K the following weekend so I erred on the side of less is better.

All in all, not a lot of running in week 3. I’m at peace with it though. It just wasn’t my week. And no more cold leftover pizza for breakfast before long runs

 

[RuntheMouse]

And no more cold leftover pizza for breakfast before long runs

That’s crazy talk!

 

[GollyGadget]

Drake Road Races 10K Recap
This was meant to be my A race of the spring, but after some training mishaps this was changed to a supporting race for a half marathon in late May. Regardless, I still had high hopes of a new PR (49:14). Despite these hopes, I didn't want to set myself up for disappointment and set my goals too high. I spent some time on Thursday looking at the course on Garmin to assess if there were any big hills. It looked relatively flat which pleased me. While on Garmin, I decided to try test out the PacePro feature and set it for sightly negative splits.

I've run this event every year since moving to town. The morning includes a 5K, 10K, and HM. I ran the HM in 2022 and it was my first AG award for the distance and a PR. The last two years, I've run the 5K and also won AG awards. Because the race is in mid April, the weather is generally good as well. As long as you prefer cool races, I have heard complaints that it's too cold when the temp dips below 30 . On top of my success and the nice weather, I also really enjoy the finish on the track to kick off the Drake Relays. It's fun to pretend I'm an elite runner for a few moments . All that is to say, this is one of my favorite local races.

Regardless of my recent AG success, that was not a goal this year. The 10K is a fairly competitive field with the top female in 2024 finishing sub 37. That's waaaaay beyond my skill level.

I did have one other goal though, beat my partner. He was running the 5K and had been training using a couch to 5K plan. Important to note that the 5K starts 15 min later than the half and 10K so I needed to run ~4 miles in the time that he ran ~3 miles. Both the 5 & 10K courses are out and back which would make this a fun challenge.



We had Good Friday off of work so went to pickup our bibs after my Big Sister visit. Bib pickup was efficient and had a couple local running stores but not a full fledge expo. Much to my surprise, I was placed in corral B. I wasn't that worried but I was a bit confused. At this point, I decided to tell my partner of my goal to catch him during our races. It would be slightly more competitive now that my headstart might only be 10 minutes. He finished the 5K last year in 40:xx. I had a feeling he would be faster this year, I just didn't know how much faster.

This challenge actually seemed to excite him. He told me if I passed him on the road that was fine but there was no way I was passing him on the track. Challenge accepted!

Flash forward to race day. It was a seasonal 40 with light winds and clear skies . I took my dogs for their morning walk and ate a couple pieces of toast and a few strawberries. It was quickly time to leave but luckily only a 10 min drive. We found parking easily and once I had all my gear sorted, I headed off for a warm up at 7a. I looped around the University a bit and took a quick stop to take a photo of the painted street in progress.



Every year different student groups paint sections of the street. In order to be allowed to participate, the group also has to be a part of the student cheer zone at the road races. The Drake Relays are the equivalent of Homecoming at most schools. A whole week of activities and celebrations.

Anyway, I continued on my warm up and arrived at the race start just before 7:20. Unlike at Disney, literally no one was in the corrals 10 min before the race start. As I approached the corral, I remembered why I was in B. I had signed up at a booth for another race and the person filling out the form out my estimated finish time as estimated pace. Ooof. It's a miracle I didn't end up in C. I still wasn't concerned, I hoped the people of B would help me start out slow. This probably would have worked if I hadn't decided to just stand right at the front . I did let a few folks pass me on our 50m walk from the corral to the start.



I got my watch ready and it asked if I wanted to follow my PacePro. I had already forgotten that I set that up but figured what the heck, might as well give it a try . I had already decided that I would aim for 7:50 miles (pretty darn close to that elusive LT pace that I love so dearly ).

It was quickly our turn and there were a few other folks who were definitely in the wrong corral that sped ahead. I settled into my groove only to realize that my pace was 6:3x and I needed to slow down. I readjusted and found a new groove.

Just before the first mile, I caught up to the back of A. I was worried about the crowding but the road was wide enough that it wasn't much of a problem. I was mostly able to pass folks without much weaving. I completed mile 1 in 7:45 and was happy with that. In did need to speed up a touch though as my readjusted pace was a touch over 8. Around this time, my watch decided I needed to know that my performance condition was -1. C'mon Garmin, that's really nothing I need in my head during a race

Mile 2 was pretty uneventful and finished in 7:50. I knew that my partner had likely started and the race within a race was about to begin. Shortly after that the lead runners were passing me in the opposite direction. I was still mixed in the pack with HM runners but started counting the females to see how far back I was. It was over 40! At this point though, most of them had started 3 min ahead of me so I knew even if we kept our paces even that I would pass a few more. Thanks to my counting game, mile 3 went by quickly and with a pace of 7:53. A little slower than my goal, but still good enough for a PR.

Mile 4 was motivated by catching a few runners ahead of me and catching my partner. 7:51 overall and still cruising to my PR. At this point I had another group in my sights and was slowly gaining ground. Before I could catch them, we merged with the 5K course and I lost them. Those lovely open roadways evaporated instantly. I was surrounded my lots of folks moving at a slower pace and 3-4 wide. It was a bit frustrating but I did my best to find the elusive gaps. I really wish they had coned off the course to keep the slower athletes on one side. I ended up running most of this stretch right next to the cones and occasionally veering "out of bounds" due to the congestion.

Anyway, I made it to mile 5 in 7:49. Around this point, I realized I had not seen my partner yet. It was possible that I had passed him in the hordes of people at the merge but I wasn't sure. I made the turn back toward the University and he was in my sights. At this point, I knew he was toast . I wasn't really sure the best way to encourage him at that point so went for a friendly thumbs up.

Soon after I made it to the student section. They were in the same spot at the beginning of the race, but we're definitely more awake now that it was after 8am. Lots of cheering and signs that I didn't read. I was too focused on finishing. I did notice two runners pull off course to chug cheap beer with the students. There's zero chance I could do that less than half mile from the finish and not expose my insides .

After the student section was a local drum line and then finally the turn toward the stadium. The crowded roads had become somewhat manageable, but I knew the track would be tough. As I entered, I stayed a bit wide to avoid the worst of it. I was nearly cut off by another runner not paying attention but my shouting cleared the way. It was still too crowded to really sprint to the finish but I did the best I could.

The clock said 51:xx at the finish and I was a bit nervous if I met my goal of a new PR. I had no idea how much time buffer I had with the B start. I stopped my watch and was grinning from ear to ear when it told me I had in fact set a new PR. 48:51 unofficially.

After I found some water, I made my way to the edge of the track to look for my partner. I noticed the QR code on my bib and decided to check the results, 48:45 official time. It was here that I also found my friend Griff so naturally I had to get a photo.



As you can see, he's very impressed by my performance . My partner finished shortly thereafter and we made our way home. Another successful race day in the books!

I must admit, I was a little disappointed with my time at first. Most race conversion calculators indicate I could run faster. However, I have another 10K in a few weeks so I'll get to try again soon. Plus, this somehow converts to a 6:46 mile pace and that just blows my mind since my mile PR is 6:55. I guess we'll find out on Tuesday which it is . Regardless, it was very satisfying to Accept the new PR in Garmin.

 

[col1]

Well done on your shiny new PR

 

[RuntheMouse]

Amazing job on the PR!

Fun game of chasing down your partner too, I love that!

 

[WillRunForPizza]

Congrats on the PR! Having to catch your partner is really good motivation.