Competed in the Running for the Bay 10K in Apalachicola on Sunday. It was a decent race, and I ran fairly well. Didnt quite hit my goal time, but I did set a new personal record for a 10K and finished 3rd in my age group. Not too bad, although I shouldn't be too excited about the new personal record. This is only my second official 10K.
It was an early start - 0715 Eastern time - pitch black on the walk to the starting line. Sun didn't break the horizon until about 30 minutes into the run. But it was cool and crisp for October in Florida. Pleasant running weather.
This race is my last tune up before my half marathon in 3 weeks. Going to do a 12 miler this weekend, then start tapering off until half marathon race day in early November. I used the Galloway run-walk-run method the whole way. It worked well. I felt like I still had energy in the tank at the finish. Even my wife said I looked a whole lot better crossing the finish line this year than my 10K last year. When I pressed, she said "Last year you like you were dying coming across the finish; this year not so much." So . . . at least I have that going for me :)
Here is a picture of the medal I got for finishing. Looks pretty good. I like the green.
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Running for the Bay 2012 - front
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Running For Bay 2012 - Back