Did a bit of a test run on Saturday with what was supposed to be a 5K time trial. I went out really hard, running my first mile at 5:42 pace (a master's mile PR). This definitely proved unsustainable. I was able to run 6:00 for mile 2 but after that I started to falter and called it early at 2.5 miles after dropping to 6:07 pace on that 3rd mile. In retrospect kind of wish I had kept going to 5K but I was hurting and didn't want to overdo it before next weekends race.
Either way, the main purpose of this experimental run was accomplished... I was debating on my strategies for racing my 10K and this run finalized my answer. I had two options I was toying with; One option was to go out at 6:10-6:15 pace and try to negative split. The second option was to go out with the leaders and try to race with them for as long as I could.... looking at past races I could see that most people go out fast and then slow down so I wanted to see how this would feel.. In my test run it did not feel like a intelligent strategy and I can only imagine what my 2nd 5K would have looked like if I had kept going. So, my planned race strategy is settled. I'm going to do my absolute damnedest to not go out to fast (easier said than done). 6:10 for the first 2 miles would be perfect.
I finished the week with 47.63 miles (first time under 50 in 8 weeks). Sunday I ran 12 miles at an 8:15 pace. The weather is getting hot and I'm not adapted so the run didn't feel great... to be honest I haven't felt great for the whole week. However, today I'm starting to feel better and with a week of taper to go I'm thinking I'm going to come into my race next Monday raring to go.
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2021 Goals Update
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