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Cherry Blossom 10 Miler

April 11, 2010 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: 50s and sunny

Comments:
Generally very pleased, mostly because I hadn't run a ten mile race in a decade or so, and I wasn't sure how I would do. I've slowed about three minutes, but I was still under an hour which is what I'd hoped.

Jogged a mile from car to collect number. found a quiet spot for drills away from the crowds. Fit through the fence into about the 20th row at the start. Came across the start line about 4-5 seconds after the gun. Quickly passed the Mayor and moved up to greet my college teammate Jason Tripp. Ran with him for almost a mile, then let myself drop a bit. Tried to run controlled to avoid a major drop in pace. Wanted to avoid going slower than 6:00 for a mile. Allowed myself to be passed fairly regularly for about the first 1.5 miles, then held my position for most of the rest. (2-3 passed me at 5 mile mark, and 1-2 before that.) Generally, I did the passing. Tripp got about 20-30 seconds ahead, but I caught him around mile 6 and worked with him for about a mile. I was alone for a long stretch after that until being passed at 9, I caught a ride from the dude and went up to catch several more and pass him back. with .5 to go, I was passed by a guy I passed back a quarter mile later (turned out it was Ben Stern's friend I'd run with last week.) Heard some good personalized cheers throughout and at the end to help me walk down a few more on the downhill finish.

57:35 over-all time wire to wire by my watch.
Last few mile splits were clearly misplaced.
5:28, 5:47, 5:41, 5:45, 5:47, 5:49, 5:55, 5:42(probably more like 5:58), 6:20(probably more like 5:58), 5:18(can't have been that fast, but it did feel good! ...maybe 5:30?) Haven't seen results, but hoping I was in the top 100.