1st place female, 6th overall. 1:37:50 officially. 8 minute PR because the only other 25k I’ve done on the roads was perhaps one of my worst races. Recap of that here, if you’re looking to kill time. http://runmdra.org/index.php/mdra-races/7-races/26-mdra-ron-daws-25k I did this to help get me through a long run/MP effort workout. It was such a…
I’m pumped to have run a big PR! I wanted to start out a little faster and latch onto a group of faster women. Typically I race from behind, taking the first mile slower and then ramping up my pace. But, that often means I’m not really “racing” with others – I’m simply moving up…
New all-time PR – that’s 4 for 4 so far in 2011! Although a little slower than my goal (2.5 seconds off of the stadium record), I’m still very happy with it. It was really windy on Saturday (15mph), and I ran solo from the beginning. The next girl was over 30 seconds behind me,…
I’ve been meaning to get to this for FAR too long :). Rewind to the few days before the race. My legs were feeling the 3 weeks of higher mileage, and the fact that I wasn’t letting up for this race. On Saturday I went out for an easy 5 miler. WOW, my legs felt…
Another indoor personal best! To be honest, I was really hoping for something in the 40s, (I think when I set out goals a few months ago, I was hoping to be around 17:45 by this point in time). But, it wasn’t a bad race by any means (very tactful, a lot of women vying…
An all-time personal best indoor 3k for me. And it felt GREAT! I felt completely in control, strong, and smooth the entire race. I hit 41s pretty much every lap (42s were the goal). I’m normally a really consistent pacer, but I was a little surprised by this just because I haven’t done any pace…