Franklin Classic 10K

I'll make this quick because I really want to write about my little boys kid's race in the next post. Never would I have thought this 10k would have turned out like it did today. My lofty goal was to finish in 56 minutes which would be just under 9 minute per mile pace. I was afraid I wouldn't hit this goal and couldn't really imagine going any faster given my training runs. The weather was 49 degrees when I showed up according the race director. No that is not a typo. At mile 2 I was still seeing my breath as I ran this summer morning. I went out way too fast to start the race. After the first mile I was at 8:30 per mile pace and way faster than planned. Mile 2 passed and I was at 8:20. I kept wondering if I could just hang on to this pace, I would be thrilled with my time. I made it to the half way point and still was around 8:20 and felt I still had a lot left in the tank. The last three miles I tried to go a little faster and finish the race stronger than I started. I finished the race on a dead sprint. By looking at the last .2 miles, my pace was under a 6:30 minute mile pace as I sprinted through the large crowd of spectators to the finish line. 3 months ago I finished a 10 mile race at around a 11 minute mile pace after crashing and burning and laying in the street before the finish line. Today I finished at 50 minutes and 12 seconds for an 8:06 per mile pace for the 6.2 mile race. My Garmin watch said it was a little longer since I forgot to stop my watch. I can't tell you how excited I am that, for the first time in over 2 years, I am running at some of my fastest speeds. I had given up on competing like I did my first year until this race ended and all of a sudden I feel I have a renewed since of confidence. I finished the day 223 out of approximately 900 runners. As fun as this was, it was just a small step towards the ultimate goal of 26.2 miles on December 4 for the children of St. Jude. Forget the time for that race. The finish line is all that matters. 1 week of fundraising has resulted in $755 in donations. I am completely overwhelmed by everyone's generosity. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 669 ft Location: -- Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 09/06/10 Up/Downhill: [+337/-337] Time: 07:30 AM Difficulty: 2.7 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 6.27 miles Time: 0:50:18 Speed: 7.5 mph Pace: 8' 01 /mi Calories: 768 Map Elevation (ft) Pace (min/mile) Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 8' 31 +0' 30 7.0 -0.4 +13 ft 2 8' 09 +0' 08 7.4 -0.1 -13 ft 3 8' 17 +0' 16 7.2 -0.2 +46 ft 4 8' 07 +0' 06 7.4 -0.1 +10 ft 5 7' 53 -0' 08 7.6 +0.1 -26 ft 6 7' 35 -0' 26 7.9 +0.4 -33 ft end 6' 28 -1' 33 9.3 +1.8 +3 ft Versus average of 8' 01 min/mile

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