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Beaches Spring Sprint 5k - 2010 - Race Report

Printer friendly version Posted on: Tuesday April 13 04:37:19 PM

Wow, time flies. It seems like just a year ago (it was) that I was vying for a sub 20 5k. Spring Sprint last year was really the first time I was fir enough to do this, but it was a;so the first of a few 5k races where I either didn't pace well and didn't dig deep enough to get under 20 minutes.

Eventually, I did, in the fall, where I finally ran a smart, tough race. It was a great day for me, and I hope to get there again.

This year, my training-interuptus lead me to believe, or rather, not believe a sub 20 was in the cards. So I played the cards conservatively and went into this race feeling good about my legs again and hoping I hadn't lost too much speed.

I started out conservatively as we headed into the wind and ran a 4:00 even first km, about 10 seconds slower than the race where I ran 19:55. I assumed I was going to start slowing down as this is the fastest I'd run since last fall. No speed like this in training except for maybe a few strides here and there but certainly nothing close for 5 continuous kilometers.

I got to the 3km mark feeling better than usual but slightly behind a 20 minute pace. I was sure I was going to crash any second but I kept feeling good and pushed on. At 4k I was close to 16:00 but not sure exactly, I thought I was too far off but again, felt good and pushed as hard as I could right to the finish.

20:05

So close! I don't know if I could have run the final k faster but I sure think I could have gotten away with running the first few a bit faster. I wasn't upset at all. I was just happy to be able to put in an effort like that with almost no soreness during or after. I felt like a runner again. Especially combined with the previous Around The Bay race.

The Beaches Runners Club's debut as a team.

This highlight of the day was definitely entering the race, along with several other Beaches Runners Club members as a team. We finished 6th of 9 and were proud to get the name out there and be a part of a team. Something you do not get a lot of in this sport. I look forward to many more events where we can do the same. Awesome job to our participants from that race. Duff, Nir, Julie, Graham (an injured Heather cheering from the sidelines), Melanie, Pat and Frank. Thanks for coming out!

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 Posted by Dave on: Tuesday April 13 04:37:19 PM

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