10 Mile Race results
My 10 mile race this morning is in the books: 1:12:04. A little disappointing, since I’d hoped to finish in under 1:10, but pretty good for my first race at that distance, and my longest race since a half marathon 18 months ago.
I started off fast — a little too fast, probably — at about 6:45 min/mile for the first two miles. After that I deliberately slowed the pace, but I couldn’t quite hold it at 7 min/mile pace. I finished the first five miles in almost exactly 35 minutes, but I was already slowing by then, and finished the last half two minutes slower.
My finish was good for 82nd place overall out of 458, and 82 out of about 900 if you count the slower group that started the same course one hour before (they are billed as separate races). I was 9th out of 37 among men 40-44.
Based on my 5K time, I underperformed a bit, but my stamina obviously isn’t quite up to the level of my current aerobic ability, and that gives me something to work on. Although it was a bit disappointing not being able to maintain the pace I set over the first half, this was still a first for me, since I had never 5 miles at a 7 minute pace before.
Based on this performance, it’s a little hard to see a 3:10 marathon or 1:30 half marathon in the near future, but it might be doable if I really emphasize the stamina component of my running with more threshold pace runs around 6:50 to 7:05 pace. I’ve got to keep the mileage and number of weekly runs up as well. I finished this last week at just about 30 miles, and I’m hoping to complete a 19 mile long run next weekend.
September 12, 2008 at 2:53 pm
FANTASTIC job!!! Geezo, that’s like my 10k time or something (hee, well, not really, but I certainly can’t run 6:45 min/miles like you)!! I think it’s great that you’ve learned from this race and just take it with you to the next one… thanks for the constant inspiration, my friend!!