I have raced the Belleair race since its inception (whenever that was) and now it's on a Saturday evening which I normally hate but it is what it is. And, the Dane (and I, by solidarity) gave up beer for Lent, so no weekend/breakfast beer after the morning workout! Anyway, went into this race very tired but it fell on a recovery week on my program (from a book) so thought it would be a good workout. Haven't run an open (non-triathlon) 5K since April, I think, so I knew this would be painful! Given the mileage in my legs, didn't think a fast-ish time would be possible. Then around noon, when the wind really kicked up, I told the Dane that a fast-ish time would be impossible. We swam and ran in the morning, like normal for a Saturday. Went to the race which is such a fun atmosphere! Long-ish warm-up (gotta get the miles #marathontroubles) and toe the line. Went out and felt horrible in the legs, not unexpected. Felt very strong on the few hills on course and the headwind last mile was treated like a hill. Yada yada yada was first female overall but the sub-19 on this course on super tired legs was a definite bonus! Back into bigger marathon mileage this week and topped off with a solid 22-miler today that was good. Next race is Suncoast Classic 10K, great race in the heart of St Pete and usually very competitive!
Running some weekly mileage I've never done now, exciting! 7 weeks til Boston and my major goal now is to stay healthy!
Cheers
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We'll see you at the Suncoast 10K! We're ending our camp with it so it won't be fast at all. I'll say hi and bye at the start line. I actually emailed to get switched to the 5K which I would MUCH prefer, but they haven't emailed me back :(
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