Tomorrow is the second leg of the Louisville Triple Crown. Two weeks ago I ran in the first leg – a 5K. The results were a mixed bag. I didn't run all that fast but I started so far back in the pack that my time was, for me, acceptable. Saturday's run will be a 10k. It will be in downtown Louisville. The temperature should be tolerable but it may be raining.
I've been running pretty hard for the last week or so. I'm doing at least 35 miles a week and I'm starting to drop my pace to around 8:00. At the end of my two last workouts I ran a sub 7 minute pace for the last mile. That's the good news. I guess the bad news would be that I used to run a 7 minute per mile pace for 13 miles straight. Even worse news is that my body has felt like it was hit by a Mack truck for the last few days. I was barely able to run yesterday. I've got a long way to go to get to my goal of qualifying for Boston. Fortunately, I have a long time to get there.
Of all the races, I don't like the 10k. 5K's are short and painful. Marathons are long and uncomfortable. The race is the worst of both – it's long and painful. You really have to go hard the entire time, it hurts and it's a pretty long distance. My goals are simple for this race – get to the bathroom early, don't start too far back and don't hurt myself. If I can finish under 42 minutes, I'll call it a success.
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