I've also been fighting a lingering cold, so I really didn't make my final decision to run until this morning. I felt okay, so I went. I noted how high my HR was while I was warming up, so I set my expectations low for this race. I set my virutal partner to a 6:00/km pace.
Something must of possessed me during the race. My splits:
5:11
5:11
5:22
6:01 (walked through the water station)
5:49
5:39
5:44 (these 3k were a gradual uphill)
5:24
5:13
4:46 (
no wonder I felt like I was going to puke)
Final result: 54:24 (chip)
10/34 in age group
59/314 in gender
134/482 overall
I am still in shock. And I haven't stopped smiling
That is a PB by 3min, 21sec and a 10k time that I have been chasing all year. In the 3 other 10k races that I ran, I never broke 59 min.
I guess that when the pressure is off, you can really surprise yourself with a great result
I saw an orange shirt during the race, who turned out to be robert. I chatted with him and his wife for a few minutes during lunch. She had just completed her first 10k
Tony and I recently bought a house in Markham and we're moving in January. Angus Glen could become my home course
