They try to copy my swagger

I love love love my garmey.  It's been so good to me.   I figured out how to make it show the splits, but it's on my computer at home so I'll post it later.  What I do know is that my average pace was 9:06.  Which is not where I want to be (I wanna be under 8:30)  but it's faster than my average pace on Saturday so that is good.  I think now that I am aware of how fast I'm going, I'll be able to get faster as I keep training. 

Here's the other thing.  I started out really strong, first mile was under 8:00 and then gradually every mile got slower and slower.  I need to stop that! I want to be more consistent, actually I just wanna stay under 8 the whole time.  I'll get there.

I went to bed way late last night and didn't think I would be able to get up but as always I'm so happy that I did and that I ran as much as I did.  It actually felt pretty good too, I was worried I would be lagging.  It was really windy the first 3 miles but it died down so that was nice.

Went to 7 peaks on Saturday and fried.  It's just how I do.

SPLITS

1- 7:57

2- 8:34

3- 9:10

4- 9:24

5- 9:46

.13- 1:13

4.07 in 36:03.  Well that's a little under 9 minute miles so that's better than yesterday I guess.  I ran to gym and back.  I didn't plug in Garmin yet so I don't know the splits.  I do know my first 2 miles were faster though than the last 2.  I tried to concentrate on keeping them consistent around 8:30 so it will be interesting to see the splits when I get home from work tonight. 

My legs were super stiff today and by the time they were warm I was at the gym.  So I lifted and did my things and then when I ran home the blasted legs were stiff again. 

I'm doing the freedom festival 10k on saturday and I'm thinking maybe I should be tapering down a little this week but then again I don't know because really I'm training for Hobble Creek and this 10k is just to help me train.  To taper or not to taper???

Splits

1- 8:31

2- 8:41

3- 9:02

4- 9:05

.07- .42

Goose Egg.  I think the leggies need a little rest, they were ticked yesterday.

This was rough. And I never know whether to put it in fast or slow miles because they're just medium speed miles I think. 

Around 1.5 I started getting this super sharp pain in the lower right part of my stomach.  I tried to keep running but it was unbearable.  So I stopped and walked until I could breathe again and then started up again only for the pain to come back every half mile or so. What a brat, that pain is. 

I wanted to do 5 but ran out of time with all the stopping and starting and blah blah. This better not happen to me on Saturday!  Tomorrow I think I'll stretch and do a little strength training at the gym. 

Splits:

1-8:23

2-8:47

3-9:13

.6- 5.50

Ah sleep sleep sleep, sleep sleep sleep, sleep your groove thing, sleep your groove thing.

I know it doesn't make any sense but for some reason that song is stuck in my head.  Nothing but snoozing today, My big race is tomorrow!  And my sister (not merri, thank goodness :)) slept at my house last night and kept me up too late. 

Tomorrow my goal is to beat last years time, which should be easy- 59:41. 

2nd Goal is to be under 56.  Wish me luck!  I'm going to figure out how to make my garmin beep if I go below a 9 minute pace.  I figure that will help. 

It's over and I've never been so glad! And I beat both goals!  I beat my last year time by over 5 minutes and also made it under 55!  My garmin said 54:30 and the race clock said 55 exactly, I sprinted so hard that last little bit to make sure the big clock would be under 55 as well.  8:49 average pace

I'm really happy about this race, I think it's a pretty hard 10k comparatively.  

When I got home I cooled down with 2.3 miles around my neighborhood at about a 10 min pace. Gave me a total of 8.5

SPLITS

1- 8:49 Uphill almost the whole mile.  I probably shouldn't have pushed so hard here and saved energy for later.  Oh well, I was feeling good and really glad that I have been training on hills.

2- 8:04 A nice downhill here. I was lovin that. 

3- 8:11 Flat.  I felt so good here! Couldn't believe how well I was keeping my pace and I even walked through the water stop.  Lily, it must have been your honey trick, I ate a spoonfull this morning before I left my house :)

4- 8:50 Uh oh, after this mile is when things started getting rough.

5- 8:54 Surprised I was even under 9.  Ran with Wes for a little bit here and that helped a lot.  Started getting that same stomach cramp in my lower right stomach.  So I backed down a bit.

6- 9:57 YIKES!  There is a stipid hill in this mile which I really hated because you're already so dead and here's a nice hill in your face.  But I ran up the whole thing without stopping.  I didn't realize I was going so slow, I could have shaved a whole minute off my time here if I would have just kept at 9.  Merri passed me here pushing a stroller with two heavy kids in it. :) no big deal.  ha

.22- 2:02  I sprinted hard the last .1 to make sure I got in under 55. 

I don't know that I'll do this particular race again. It's fun to do one on the 4th but I don't love this course and it was a mess to get out of there after the race with the parade and such.  it's just nice that it's close to where I live but next year I may find one somewhere else.

 Kelli- I looked for you! But I'm sure you did great and maybe another race we'll run into eachother.  Congrats to everybody else who ran a race today and HAPPY 4th!

Off to shower my stinky self and go get a snow cone!