Lisa Sabin’s - Running And Being

I have to admit I was a little nervous going to this one.  It’s been a long time since I raced 5 miles, maybe 3 or 4 years.  I seem to do a lot of half marathons and a few 5k’s here and there.  Usually the 5k’s are in a sprint distance triathlon.

The course was out and back and pretty low key.  We started on the track and finished on the track.  My goal was to beat 40 minutes.  My strategy was to start slow and pick it up.  I went through the first mile, which was net down hill at 7:23.  This was too fast and I knew it.  I would have to go back up the hill to finish.

I saw Michelle before the turn around and she was the 5th female.  Andrea was not too far behind her, 8th overall.  The course was hilly and my plan to run a negative split quickly went out the window.  I tried to hold onto my pace through the last couple of miles.  It was close.  I ended up running 39:43 and came in 5th in my age group.  Michelle was 2nd and Andrea 4th.  Luckily they aren’t in my age group yet!

The next race in the series is 10 miles.  The course is basically the same out and back, but with extra mileage added on.  This is great training for Boston.  Now I need to hit the hills to prepare for the next one.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 01/01/2008
• Time: 09:00:00
• Total Time: 00:39:43.00
• Average Heart rate: 166
• Calories: 400
• Distance: 5 miles
• Average Pace: 7:56.82/mile