Saturday October 27. The rain ended last night. So, the pavement was still wet in some spots. The relative humidity was low and the sky was overcast. It was chilly without a jacket but I warmed up quickly once the race started.
I reached the first mile marker in 9:45. The first mile of the course was flat and ended with a long downhill.
Mile two had a short steep hill to climb before the turnaround. I felt great on the way up and focused on not braking on the way back down.
Mile three had a long steep hill about halfway in. That hill was pretty challenging. I kept running!
The last half mile of mile three I could still feel that hill but I kept running. I just kept putting one foot in front of the other.
The last quarter mile of mile three was downhill. Thank you!
At mile three the two people ahead of me were 15 seconds ahead of me.
After mile three there was a quick little hill and then the finish line was around the corner.
To my surprise, I still had a little kick. So, I focused on trying to catch the two people in front of me. I finished six seconds after them.
I reached the first mile marker in 9:45. The first mile of the course was flat and ended with a long downhill.
Mile two had a short steep hill to climb before the turnaround. I felt great on the way up and focused on not braking on the way back down.
Mile three had a long steep hill about halfway in. That hill was pretty challenging. I kept running!
The last half mile of mile three I could still feel that hill but I kept running. I just kept putting one foot in front of the other.
The last quarter mile of mile three was downhill. Thank you!
At mile three the two people ahead of me were 15 seconds ahead of me.
After mile three there was a quick little hill and then the finish line was around the corner.
To my surprise, I still had a little kick. So, I focused on trying to catch the two people in front of me. I finished six seconds after them.
