Steve - 7

It was another 7 a.m start for the 10k race. I knew if I ran an honest pace I would have a huge PR since I haven't really run a hard 10k. I thought there was an outside chance of breaking 40, but with all the racing from yesterday, it was quite a long shot. I hit the halfway point at 20:45 and wasn't feeling great. Legs started feeling worse and worse. I slowed down for the next few miles. Finally with about 800 meters to go, I started surging and finished with a strong kick. Clock read 42:27 for a new PR by 5 minutes and 42 seconds. The 10k concluded my running activities for the weekend. I didn't even do a cooldown. Our 10k team took third place, thanks primarily to the other runners. The scores are calculated based on age groups. The 59-year-old guy who ran with me in the 5k beat me by more than a minute in the 10k. He's a beast! He's actually pretty cool too. Turns out he's a track and XC coach in Minnesota. On my way home, I got some Inn-N-Out to reward myself after having raced (a "Lukean" like) 18.6 km in the span of 24 hours!