The YMCA TriSpan 10K was as expected - three bridges, 6.2 miles, humidity at about 97% and screechingly sunny, and I had a blast! Given the last 10 days, I wasn't expecting a fast time, but I wanted to break 50:00, which would have put me at a comfortable pace of minimal (okay, safe) effort. I decided to test the waters and go on how I felt.
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| Why, this doesn't look difficult at all! |
Miles 1-2 were nice and easy, with Mile 2 coming just at the end of the first bridge crossing over the Cape Fear....Mile 3-4 started getting in my head because it's an in-and-out to the Battleship Memorial (USS Carolina) and while the course is flat there, there is no relief from the sun, the breeze stops and the turnaround is a pivot and double-back, which I have never liked because your momentum grinds to a crawl for an instant and you have to break that inertia and get back apace...ugh. I stayed pretty steady until the second bridge and then I somehow was like, yep, and this is why you are all drumstick and no thighs. I just felt (and was) slow going up. Once I was over it though, something clicked and I just started rolling and my turnover kicked up a notch and the last bridge, the longest one, felt like nothing.....and as I hit the crest with about a mile to go, I was able to relax and just let it flow. The results?
A 48:16, which translates to a 7:44 mpm, and a 1st place in my AG, which I'll take with a smile any day (and although the Pumpkin Noodle was disappointed that the awards were mugs not medals - but she promptly absconded with mine)! I did wear the tank, which got soaked, as expected....so I tanked it...hahaha...crack myself up...
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| A few minutes after...... |
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| What it's all about |
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| They were glued to me after the race....even when collecting my award |
I'll get additional photos up shortly, look for them in the
Photo Galleries section! Thank you to the YMCA, race director Dalia Nir, and all the volunteers who put on a great race, with well-supported aid stations and superb finish line food, which included ice cold water, which every summer race should have! Also to my peeps, training partners and a wonderful group of people, the
Wilmington Road Runners.
Two weeks until the
Endless Summer 6-Hour Run, second of the July two for one races. (I'm looking for race day wager donations for that race - $1 per mile completed - how many miles can I run in six hours, do ya think? Are ye a betting sort?)
Congrats on hitting your goal and being 1st in AG! And the tank looks great sweat-drenched I think - most things look best when serving their true purpose. :) What made you decide to go with the tank vs without?
ReplyDeleteSo you'll be up in MD for that race - I know @midpackbiped (twitter handle) is doing it.
Thank you. Why I wore the tank is simple - I have an obligation to represent the race series as well as the organizations for whom I am raising money and awareness. It's not about me at the end of the day. I'm just a messenger.
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