Comments: I was looking forward to the 10 on the 10th all week…today was the day! I made sure I went to bed early and got some good rest the night before. I really didn’t have a game plan, other than that I wanted to do well and run a total of 8 miles.
Those that follow my blog know that I usually run 5 minute walk 1 minute. It has worked well for me in the past, but if I want to run a 5 hour marathon I really need to start running more/faster….so I decided to run 2 miles and walk a little.
That’s just what I did. The only time I really struggled was at mile 4 and I walked more than I really should have. I had head wind just about the whole time and the last .3 of mile 3 where uphill (excuses, excuses, I know 
) so I walked about two minutes to catch my breath.
The last two miles were hard, but I pictured my blogging friends behind me, pushing me, and also in front of me, pulling me. And I finished the 10k in 1 hour, 07 minutes and 23 seconds. (notice the the watch reading 6.21, I missed the stop button on my Garmin the first time around lol) I am VERY HAPPY with my running time!
I noticed a blister forming on my right food in the arch around mile 5, so I decided to take it really easy after the 6.2 and finished the last 1.8 at a 13.13 minute pace. I am pretty sure now that the blister is caused by my socks. I wore different socks (Brooks) during the 1/2 marathon, today I wore my Wright socks. I’ll have to go out and buy more of the Brooks.
Thanks Nancy for making me go out there and doing this! I am looking forward to the next one.
Time: 9:15 am
Weather: Not sure…cool, with a light breeze
Clothes: MiT Shirt, NewBalance shorts, and BB Hat, Belt
Shoes: Saucony ProGrid (49.3)
Distance: 6.2/1.8
Time: 1:07:23/23:46
Split: 10:53/13:13
Course: To Catail and back
Filed under: Long Run, PR, Race, Race Report, Running
Oooh, gotta hate the blisters! Awesome time anyway though! Sounds like you had a fantastic run!
Very nice 10K time–congrats. I am running a 10K in a few weeks and hope to do almost as well!
Nice run!
I wear Wright socks (they have an antiblister system apparently) but offer little support to the feet. (Work well though.)
I’m also playing with my intervals. But I want to do it slowly. So I am going from R5W1 to R5:30/W30(seconds). Seems to help somewhat I think I am going to try and get to a R9W1 (the math is easy on that one.)
(New to your blog. Love the bit about themarathon on the side.)
Nice work!! and Your welcome. That’s what’s it all about.
Hope the blister is nothing.
Take care!
Nanc
XOXO