It was another beautiful day to race in Hawaii! I knew I was under-trained, so my expectations were low. The only thing I did differently from last month's Ford Island Bridge 10k was to wear both water bottles instead of just one. I was glad to have both! I was especially under-trained for the heat since it was in the 40s while we were home and it was in the 70s at the start yesterday morning.
It's funny how I can't remember a lot of details from my 10k races. They kind of go by in a blur of pain. Marathons are so long you can split them up in segments. While the 10k isn't over that quickly, it doesn't seem like I had time to take in too many details. Just keep running. The scenery was pretty bland - we ran by a refinery and a homeless encampment - twice, since it was an out and back route!
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| This was not the scenery of my race! |
I ran near a young man the entire race. As I came in to the finishing area Les was there and ran along beside me videoing with his phone. The video shows me just running along and a quick blue blur going by! It was the young man, Kyle. He is from Hawaii but is currently living in Oregon. He beat my 3 seconds, but when I learned he was 28 to my 52, my feelings where hurt a bit!
After my last race being a bit short, this one was long! I had 6.35 miles on my watch and my overall time was 1:02:34, 9:51 pace. Official was 1:02:46, 10:06 pace. (This race was gun time only.) Still good enough for second in my age group! 21/38 females, 47/89 finishers.
Next up? Vacation! As far as running, I really want to find a 10k that I put on my calendar and actually train for!
Give me the scoop - what's your secret 10k training plan?
Great job on the race! Train for a 10k? I can't say that I ever have! But usually I'm training for a half or a full, with speedwork, and that's usually enough to let me run fast for the distance. so fun!
ReplyDeleteGood to know I'm not the only one who hasn't trained for a 10k! I guess I need to get back to some speedwork.
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