Well well. What about that!! The hoped for time with a mate who I was loosely planning to run with was 3.35 but really deep down I thought it was a long shot and that i would fade in the last 12k or so if I started off at 3.35 pace.
The weather was just perfect for the start at 6.30 am. Someone said about 11 degrees, no wind but no clouds so it was going to be sunny and would get warm quickly. That is exactly what happened weather wise.
Decided to lay it on the line and start off at 3.35 pace and see what i could do. That might have been brave as I had not seen the course but based on what information i had it was some rolling inclines and no real hill. That also turned out be be the case. In fact it was a good course that while having some inclines they were not too long or too steep and so you could maintain a reasonable momentum up them. It was a mixture of bitumen and maybe 10k of dirt road. For me that surface interrupts the rhythm a bit. Trying to pick a rock free course along the tyre tracks, not running on the camber and avoiding a nasty fall on the uneven surface all add to the challenge on the dirt. However it is the same for all.
So the even paced 5k splits for 3.35 are 25.30 and a little hard to maintain and a course you don't know and with some 5ks having more inclines than other. Notwithstanding those issues that was the plan.
Splits:
25.30
25.50
25.18
25.30
24.51
25.10
25.20
25.41
Pleased with that and holding the pace at the end.
4 comments:
Great run Eagle. You are certainly proving that consistency and determination..and of course training, can overcome most things. A great life lesson for us all. Take care and hope you continue to be able to keep up your running/training plan.
Well done...great effort.
WOOT!
Fantastic run Ray. Every now and then you bring out your best.
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