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Last Saturday I woke up at 4:50 to head over to Peoria for a race. This is not just any race....it is the world's fastest 4 mile course. The world record is broken time after time here and all your top elite athletes run in this race. And the best part is it is just a good old fashion everyone start at the same time no corals type of race! It is such a fun thought knowing that those Kenyans are not too far from me, well, at the start, at least. Within 10 seconds they are out of sight!:)
I didn't really have any expectations for this race. With my knee, moving 1300 miles across the country, and Matt starting his new job running hasn't been a huge priority. I was hoping to pull off an 8 minute pace, but I really didn't know if that was possible.
Within the first .25 miles I felt fatigued. Even if you're not a runner you should know that isn't a good sign! I decided then that my goal would be to run at a comfortable "uncomfortable" pace. That basically meant run so it hurts, but at a hurt level I could sustain for 4 miles. I mean, what is the point of running a race totally comfortable? I can do that any old day right in El Paso....and not wake up at the crack of dawn!
So I finished mile 1 in 8:07. Not bad, but I was hoping to be a tad faster. Mile 2 was 8:00. Perfect! Mile 3 was 8:19. I was hugely disappointed here, and I have no clue what happened. Mile 4 was 8:14....ugh! No excuses. I just simply didn't push hard enough. And even worse, my garmin measured the course as 4.06 so I got to run an "extra" 23 seconds finishing with a time of 33:06. Obviously, my garmin was off a tad. Hate when that happens.
My cousin, aunt, and uncle ran the race as well. I usually run races alone so it was nice having people to meet up with before and after. It made the race a lot more fun!!
The post race food...AMAZING!! These chocolate chip muffins were awesome, and there is nothing like drinking Pepsi at 8 a.m. :) It was a great time and I will definitely be back here next year!
Last Saturday I woke up at 4:50 to head over to Peoria for a race. This is not just any race....it is the world's fastest 4 mile course. The world record is broken time after time here and all your top elite athletes run in this race. And the best part is it is just a good old fashion everyone start at the same time no corals type of race! It is such a fun thought knowing that those Kenyans are not too far from me, well, at the start, at least. Within 10 seconds they are out of sight!:)
I didn't really have any expectations for this race. With my knee, moving 1300 miles across the country, and Matt starting his new job running hasn't been a huge priority. I was hoping to pull off an 8 minute pace, but I really didn't know if that was possible.
Within the first .25 miles I felt fatigued. Even if you're not a runner you should know that isn't a good sign! I decided then that my goal would be to run at a comfortable "uncomfortable" pace. That basically meant run so it hurts, but at a hurt level I could sustain for 4 miles. I mean, what is the point of running a race totally comfortable? I can do that any old day right in El Paso....and not wake up at the crack of dawn!
So I finished mile 1 in 8:07. Not bad, but I was hoping to be a tad faster. Mile 2 was 8:00. Perfect! Mile 3 was 8:19. I was hugely disappointed here, and I have no clue what happened. Mile 4 was 8:14....ugh! No excuses. I just simply didn't push hard enough. And even worse, my garmin measured the course as 4.06 so I got to run an "extra" 23 seconds finishing with a time of 33:06. Obviously, my garmin was off a tad. Hate when that happens.
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