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Miles for Moffitt 10k

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Location:

FL,United States

Member Since:

Feb 08, 2015

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Certified course PR's:

Mile: 4:28.0 (Florida, Jan 2020)

5K: 15:12 (FL, Jan. 2020)

10K: 31:44 (FL, Feb. 2020)

15K: 49:03 (FL, Feb. 2020)

1/2 Marathon: 1:10:34 (FL, Feb. 2020)

Marathon: 2:26:57 (WA, July 2019)

100k (63.7 miles, trail): 9:11:00 (FL, Jan. 2019)

Personal:

I started running in 2010 and have (mostly) kept it a habit ever since!  

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Race: Miles for Moffitt 10k (6.214 Miles) 00:34:44, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
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Miles for Moffit 10k Race Report

Weather: hot (80s), humid (80%)... Florida.  No wind although...

Course: A lot of turns, rolling hills- but nothing crazy or very challenging.

Goal:sub 33:00, top 3.

Result: 34:44, 1st place.

The race: I was excited to see another good runner- Michael P- racing, so I thought I'd definitely give a full effort.  I started off and ran mile one in 5:15 or so and felt fine.  I took a good lead by mile 2 (which came in at 5:18 or so).  The next guys after that were nowhere to be seen and second place sounded like he was already winded and faded quickly after trying to stick right behind me for the first 2 miles or so.  The lead grew to about 30-35 seconds from there by about the 5k mark and I just held the lead for the win.  Second came in 34 seconds behind me.

Reflectively, I am relatively unhappy with myself although with my effort, even with the first place finish.  I could tell I was coasting.  I could tell I had more to give.  I just... didn't feel like it- if that makes sense.  My feet felt heavy, it was hot, and I was breathing heavy considering the slow pace.  I knew my effort was weak mostly because as mile 6 started, I remember saying to myself I've got this.  I could run a 5:00 mile to finish if I needed to, and I've got 35 seconds on him, so just keep an eye on second place- he would need a 4:30 mile to have a chance against me right now.  That, as we all know, is a pretty sad way to finish a race.  Racing for me isn't generally about winning, and certainly wasn't the intention of today's race.  It should mostly be about getting better against yourself and giving more effort than ever before, comparitively.  I failed at this today.  It happens, and I can grow from it.

I grade this race a big, fat, "F."  

Comments
From Tom K on Tue, May 23, 2017 at 08:30:08 from 47.206.60.114

Oh, man. I missed this. Some days you've got it, and some days you don't. It is really cool that you could still win, even with a less-than-100% effort. You'll get your 'A' goal next time for sure! (Assuming you're not racing in 95 degrees and 101% humidity!)

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