Cool - another fun race. I knew going into this that I wasn’t terribly well prepared, so I mainly wanted to get out there, have fun, PR, and come in somewhere under 50:00. I would have liked something in the 47-48 range, but I wasn’t counting on it.

I got to the race about an hour early, and did a bit over two miles for a warmup. Next I did some drills with the Gazelle group and a bit of stretching with Jay and Alex. At about 20 minutes before the start I lined up fairly near the front of the red chute, ready to go.

It was a bit sunnier than I would have preferred, but its only going to get hotter from here on out, so that’s alright. The race itself was pretty uneventful - I realized about a mile into it that it wasn’t going to be anything special as far as time went so I mainly tried to run well, keep good form, and have a great time. I think I achieved all three of those goals.

My final time was 49:39, a 7:59 pace and 1061/4986 runners. Again, not what I’d like to think I’m capable of (compare last year’s much hillier Turkey Trot), but it was reasonable for the training I’ve (not) done and the effort I put out. Last year’s time was 58:11, so I know I shouldn’t feel too bad about it! I also PRd by exactly two minutes over my previous 10K record.

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