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Belleair Sunset 5k

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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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65.508.6174.11
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20.100.0020.10

AM: 20.1 miles with Elia, Anthony, Alan, Ali, Gretchen, and Rona.

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10.000.0010.00

AM: 10 miles.  Felt easy.

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13.105.5018.60

AM: 10 miles.  1x3000, 1x200, 8x100.

PM: 8.6 miles, then 3x1600 with half time (2:30) recovery jogs.  Splits- 5:07, 5:04, 5:03.

I felt really heavy in the afternoon, which I feel is mostly related to the sprinting I did in the AM.  I was worried after the first mile, since it was a bit slow (I was aiming for a 5:05), but I was pretty even throughout after that, and did not reach deep into the tank.  The feeling of lethargy never did leave, however when looking back at my heartrate it is pretty apparent it was mental fatigue more than physiological, although I would have argued otherwise without that information!

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8.300.008.30

PM: 8.3 miles solo.

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5.100.005.10

PM: 5.1 miles easy.

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3.000.003.00

PM:3 miles easy

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Race: Belleair Sunset 5k (3.107 Miles) 00:15:33, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
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5.903.119.01

AM: 2.1 miles easy

PM: 3.8 easy, 5k hard

Race: Bellair Sunset 5k

Goal: A goal: sub 15:51 (PR for a road course), B goal: sub 16, C goal: 1st overall

Course: I really enjoy this course.  There are no points where it is congested, quite flat although very breezy, there are only a couple of hard turns, and there are no 180-degree pin-point turns, so this course is pretty great for a 5k.  

The race: There was no one running with me from the start unfortunately, and the footsteps were gone from behind me about 30 seconds into it, so I was on my own.  I felt great through mile one and was very relaxed, cognizant that I needed to maintain a high cadence (I ended up with a 196 average) while relaxing as much as possible- it has been quite a long time since I've taken a 5k seriously, but I generally seemed to remember what it takes to not fall apart, not drop the cadence, and to not lose form.  Mile one was a 5:02.

Mile two was shockingly easy.  I felt in control, relaxed, but I decided not to push it despite feeling great.  Mile two was a 5:02.

Mile three was tougher and the breathing changed the moment I tried to speed it up.  I relaxed back down, afraid I was going to blow it going too early. I knew I was about 5 seconds behind breaking 15:30, but I don't know, I just talked myself into thinking I was closer than I was.  Mile three was a 5:02.

The last turn is a hard 90-degree turn down to the finish.  Although the race is small (650-700 people), it is a great finish since you can see the clock and have literally 110 meters to sprint to your hearts desire.  I closed ridiculously fast (for me anyway), my cadence hitting a 205 and finishing in 27 seconds.  I have been working on my anaerobic capacity, but wow, I felt like a sprinter out there!

The finish time was a 15:33, 1st overall and it was a PR for a road course!  The 2nd overall guy crossed the finish in 17:35 and no one else broke 18, which saddens me a bit, since this race is usually a really fast one.

Splits- 5:02, 5:02, 5:02, 0:27

Final thoughts:  I just missed 15:30, but that's okay, it's right around the corner and I did hit my planned goal and a shiny new PR.  With hindsight bias, I suppose I should have amended my goal, but I had nothing to go by having just ran a 100k ultramarathon a couple of weeks ago.  I mean really, let's be serious- I'm happy to have any speed at all.  I really felt good this race (especially during it), and it is probably the first 5k I've ever had that didn't feel like I was on fire by the end of it.  

 

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