- Distance: 10K (6.2 Miles)
- Time: 47 min 46 sec
- Place: 10 out of 34 in age group; 50 out of 205 men; 58 out of 367 overall
- Weather: Mostly sunny, 5 mph winds, temp around 80 degrees, 80% humidity
I arrived at the race site about 45 minutes before the start to pick up my race number, timing chip, and warm up a little bit. As everyone was lining up at the start I noticed the guy standing next to me was getting ready to run the race barefoot. Barefoot running has started to be talked about recently in the running community as a more natural way to run that actually results in less injuries than using shoes. I've found the discussions interesting and took this opportunity to ask him several questions before the race started. Once the race began I was curious to see how he was running. The barefoot gait appears to be a lot shorter almost like small stutter steps. His pace was surprisingly fast and ended up pulling away from the pace I was running. Maybe at some point in the future I might give it a try just to see how it feels. Anyway, the first mile point arrived and I checked my time. I was running slightly faster than I should have but it wasn't fast enough to cause me problems later in the race. As each mile ticked off my mile pace was starting to slow slightly which wa
s more in line with where I thought it would be. With about a mile left I started to pick up the pace and see who I could catch before the end. There was one guy who was running about the same speed as me so I paced off of him until we got within a few hundred yards of the finish. With 100 yards to go I made my move and began to pass him. Once a step or two in front, he didn't seem to put up much of a counter move so I set my sights on the next guy in front of me who was running much slower. I kicked it into the last gear I had and crossed the finish line in front of both of them. It felt fairly muggy during the race and I did sweat a lot, but it wasn't quite as bad as I thought it would be. My time was about what I expected even though I'm a little disappointed I couldn't give my 10K record a challenge.
s more in line with where I thought it would be. With about a mile left I started to pick up the pace and see who I could catch before the end. There was one guy who was running about the same speed as me so I paced off of him until we got within a few hundred yards of the finish. With 100 yards to go I made my move and began to pass him. Once a step or two in front, he didn't seem to put up much of a counter move so I set my sights on the next guy in front of me who was running much slower. I kicked it into the last gear I had and crossed the finish line in front of both of them. It felt fairly muggy during the race and I did sweat a lot, but it wasn't quite as bad as I thought it would be. My time was about what I expected even though I'm a little disappointed I couldn't give my 10K record a challenge.
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