Thursday, September 26th - 6 miles - Quick run after work on the trails. Out and back towards Troy. Legs were definitely pretty tired. Warm day, and had a tough time getting moving. Turnover was quite horrible, but managed the best as I could. ~52 minutes.
Friday, September 27th - 5 miles. Ran with Tim, Crystal, and Clint. Ran to their neighborhood, and looped around before heading back on the trails. Felt tired, but moving a lot better and was nice to have the company. Decided to do a different 10K in Alton - closer, cheaper, flat course, and for a great cause (families with children with cancer). The strategy for this race was not all out and a comfortable effort without pushing too hard - thinking more towards marathon pace.
Saturday, September 28th - 10 miles (2 up, SUNSHINE 10K 41:47 1/34, 2 down). Drove up bright and early to the Alton Dam. We had run on the trails before during our Fast Eddie's run last fall, and the lay of the land is pretty flat outside of some minor hills - bike trails mainly. Sun was coming out, and we were hoping for an overcast day with the later 9 a.m. start. Tim and I warmed up for a couple miles to get a lay of the land (sort of hilly but not too bad - horrible trail conditions on the first mile), and strategized a little since we were kind of running together (Tim was running the 5K). Headwind going out; out and back course. We started, and I jumped out of the block and was pretty much leading right from the start. Very exposed to the wind before we jumped out on the trails, then looked at my watch at half a mile out before realizing I was running sub 6 minute pace. Tim was right behind, so asked him what he was trying to hit (6:30) so I could lead him out. Well, went out too a bit too fast hitting the first mile at 6:21, so tried to ease into a good effort where I could maintain the rest of the race. Passed the 5K turnaround at and was pretty much in cruise control at this point (6:38-6:42 range), and was still leading - Tim had turned off with one other guy, and it looked like there could be a potential dog fight. A minor blip on the race path came up, where we hit a gated area at the bottom on a small valley where we literally had to stop, cross through a tiny gap between the gates, start again, cross another gate/gap, then up a hill - we were warned about this prerace, but it was still very aggravating. Hit the turnaround, and estimated I had ~20-30 seconds on the 2nd place guy. Still felt good, and wasn't looking back behind me (didn't want to waste any energy/show weakness), but I felt hearing this flapping noise which I interpreted at the guy catching up and working off me (I was convinced it was shoes knocking the pavement). Anyways, after the 4th mile, one of the girls running the other way told me I had at least a quarter mile lead, so finally snuck a peek and realized I was pretty much in the clear. It turned out the flapping sound was the stiff race bib hitting my chest, so threw it onto cruise control and cruised in for the victory. Found out that Tim won the 5K for his first victory, and we ran out on our cooldown to run Megan in for a 3 minute PR! Great day, and always good to win a race :) 41:47 for the 10K.
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| Victory! |
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| Spoils of war |
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| Post race Oktoberfest celebration at Urban Chestnut |
Sunday, September 29th - 2 miles. Paced Colby on his fast finish long run via bike, so got in 10 miles in the morning. Attempted to get in a run, but I was hobbling pretty good and called it a day after a couple slow miles. Breaking Bad series finale this evening - solid end to a great show! 43 miles this week, 201.5 miles in September, 1832.5 miles in 2013. Getting sloppy these last few weeks on mileage...
Monday, September 30th - 4 miles. Out and back on Old Faithful with Megan. Back is still acting up, and went nice and easy. ~40 minutes total. 205.5 miles in September, 1836.5 miles in 2013.
Tuesday, October 1st - 5 miles. Met up with Crystal and Craig at SLU track. Kind of nasty afternoon, but really cooled down. Warmed up with Craig on the track for a mile, then jumped out on the roads for 4 miles easy. I can't believe how early it gets dark now!
Rounding up towards Cowbell Half this weekend. One last workout tonight, then resting up for an assault on a fast time. Weather is looking good, so hopefully it cools down and the stars align!
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