Regardless, this week has been awesome! So much has been accomplished... My last paper, and my biggest one of my undergrad, one exam, and a GREAT training week. I got about 15 hours of training in this week, but quite a bit of it was higher intensity then it has been lately, so that might explain why I'm a little fatigued. I felt tired this weekend, probably due to my first stab at Cypress with Liam on Thursday, and the 3 workouts on Friday (Bike, Run, Swim), but I did the best I could do at the Sun Run this morning.
Without further ado, here is my race report:
Pre-race routine:
Ran into my friend Pat on the bus with his parents on the way out to the run! Me and Carolyn hung out until about 20 minutes before the run when she left to her group (she had to take a month of running due to the severity of her shin splints, so she was walking from the start back to UBC, making sure to stay off pavement!).
Event warmup:
Knees up, bum kicks, 3 x 100m strides
The actual race:
So as per usual, I started getting ready for the race TOO LATE. I left UBC with Carolyn at 7:25 and got there just after 8. I had LOTS of time to stand around and hang out with Carolyn, but didnt think I needed to check my gear early. BOY WAS I WRONG.
I get in the lineup for gear check at 8:30, and proceed to spend the next 23ish minutes standing in line with all my clothes in hand(minus my running shirt + shorts, get your mind outta the gutter :)) . Finally got my gear checked and ATTEMPTED to get on Georgia street. So much for that, I was stuck at one of the "on-ramps" to Georgia and couldnt even get on to the main strip before the start.
When I got to the start line, it was BRUTAL. I swear I started farther back then last year. Regardless, the first 4 km were like a fartlek workout; constantly changing pace, sprinting, SLOW, sprinting, SLOW. It really pissed me offffffff, but it's my fault. I spent that first 4 km swearing to myself increasingly louder, until it was clear that anyone within a 100m radius could hear me drop f-bombs. My first km was 3:48, my second slowest km :(
From about 4km on, I really pushed the pace and was never passed until the end.
Here are my splits from the race:
3:49
3:30
3:38
3:45
3:51
3:44
7:35 * For 2 kms, I missed the 7km mark as usual
3:44
3:32
I spent a lot of energy at the beginning of the run weaving through people, which, yet again, will teach me to avoid using gear check. I did feel pretty good for most of the run, but I know I definitely pushed my legs this past week. Overal, I'm not super happy with the result, but at least my timing chip stayed on :D I'm not sure if it's in the cards for me to do this race again, but we'll see since I'll actually be seeded next time.
I get in the lineup for gear check at 8:30, and proceed to spend the next 23ish minutes standing in line with all my clothes in hand(minus my running shirt + shorts, get your mind outta the gutter :)) . Finally got my gear checked and ATTEMPTED to get on Georgia street. So much for that, I was stuck at one of the "on-ramps" to Georgia and couldnt even get on to the main strip before the start.
When I got to the start line, it was BRUTAL. I swear I started farther back then last year. Regardless, the first 4 km were like a fartlek workout; constantly changing pace, sprinting, SLOW, sprinting, SLOW. It really pissed me offffffff, but it's my fault. I spent that first 4 km swearing to myself increasingly louder, until it was clear that anyone within a 100m radius could hear me drop f-bombs. My first km was 3:48, my second slowest km :(
From about 4km on, I really pushed the pace and was never passed until the end.
Here are my splits from the race:
3:49
3:30
3:38
3:45
3:51
3:44
7:35 * For 2 kms, I missed the 7km mark as usual
3:44
3:32
I spent a lot of energy at the beginning of the run weaving through people, which, yet again, will teach me to avoid using gear check. I did feel pretty good for most of the run, but I know I definitely pushed my legs this past week. Overal, I'm not super happy with the result, but at least my timing chip stayed on :D I'm not sure if it's in the cards for me to do this race again, but we'll see since I'll actually be seeded next time.
So as you probably read, it wasnt my best race ever, but I can't be unhappy with that time! It's a new PB and I managed to weed through crowds to get it! Yeeeehaw!
I better stay on my toes though, this coming week is shaping up to be a tough one. 2 exams, and an attempted 15hrs+ at training! Wooooeee!
Congrats to everyone who did the run this year!
