embarrassing
struggles at this event two years ago when I faded badly. This year I
stayed behind the
leading woman runners through the first 3 miles and we hit the 5k mark
in about 18:50. I broke away from a big pack around that point, ran
the last half of the race in 17:50 which is good for 3rd overall out
of 400 runners.
I feel a bit sheepish about needing to burst into a frenzied sprint in
the final 100 meters to overtake one last competitor - but it is worth
it to nab the gift certificate prize at Seattle's Jock and Jill
specialty running store.
So 36:40. Pretty good and I like the big negative splits.
ReplyDeleteIt must have been a fun little race.
3rd of 400 is a great race. And like Bob said, big negative splits. Good work.
ReplyDeleteYour swim training doesn't sound too fun though. Helpful, but not too fun.