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June 4, 2011
Firefly 10K 5k: Take 2
clock time 32:46
I've been training to run this as a 10, but the heat has just really been killing my pace lately, not to mention the issues I've had in the last few weeks making my long runs. The 10k had a requirement to finish the first 5k in under 30 minutes, and before I even got to race day, I had figured out that I could run the first half in under 30, OR I could run a 10k, but at these temperatures it was unlikely that I could do manage both in one shot.
Of course today was ridiculously hot. I don't have a temp at race time, but I'd guess between 87-90 based on what the last few nights were like. The line for the porta potties was crazy. I waited 25 minutes to go, and almost didn't make it to the race start. Then, I couldn't get near the front, sort of a necessity if I were to have a chance of getting to the 10k course. I didn't even cross over the start line til about 1:10 after the start. The traffic was thick all the way through. Last year's race had like 350 people, this year was about 10 times that!
The first mile didn't feel so bad, but after that, it's uphill for what seemed like the next 2 miles. I didn't start really hurting until about 2.6 miles in, and I was sure by that point I wasn't going to make the cutoff anyway, so I stopped even considering it. When I finally dragged myself to the finish line, they were actually still waving 10k'ers on, but by that point, I was DONE.
My iPod time was 32:46. Chip time was 31:34. I placed 529/2376 in the 5k overall, 42/277 in my age group. There were 496 10k runners (they weren't ranked in the 5k scores.)
Results here.
Posted by me at June 4, 2011 11:46 PM