Scandia Run 10km, Junction City, OR. 8AM
37:24 (6:01): 5:53, 6:03, 5:56, 5:57, 6:04, 5:57, 6:04, 7:28 (1.2 mi).
44 sec PR! This course was flat and had a competitive field in the 37th annual race in conjunction with the Scandinavian Festival. I felt very comfortable early with the 5:53 and settled in too much in the 2nd mile as we went through farmland on a beautiful and crisp sunny morning. I latched onto another guy during the 3rd and 4th miles and was really proud to have stayed strong. I was hurting after that but really only started to fade at around 5.5 miles. I managed to fight off the first female finisher of the race in the last quarter mile, she had a very strong finish though. All in all I was very pleased with this run and hope next time to finish under 6:00/mi!
I was 14th OA and 1st in the 20-24 AG. The results are found here: http://www.scandiarun.com/2011%20SCANDIA%20RUN%20RESULTS.pdf
It was interesting that everyone ahead of me was older. Many seasoned veterans in this classic race. I was excited to have had the opportunity to run this one!
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You are a beast, my friend. Sounds like it was fun! Glad you ran so well.
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ReplyDeleteScandinavia eh? You probably just got your running talent, ability, energy etc from other people, socialist style (because as we all know, in Denmark, you can't actually buy anything. Which means they must be socialist).