Tomorrow I have the Pikesville 5K. I’m pretty excited excited about this race. Not because it’s so glamorous, but because I’m confident I’ll PR. Not to mention it’s a course I’m familiar with, only 5 minutes from the house, and I’ll actually know people running it. I’ve been giving it a lot of thought regarding my goals so here they are:
1. Finish the race. This should be no problem.
2. Run the course as a 3/1 run walk without any additional breaks. Again, this should be no problem
3. PR the race. I’m pretty confident I can do this, I need to break 33:06. That’s slightly over an 11 min/mile. Most of my long runs were averaging under 11 min/mile.
4. Break 31:00. This is my pie in the sky goal. It’s where I’m striving to get to in running. To be below the 10 min/mile mark.
Strategy: Given that my last two 5K’s I ended up tanking the last legs, I need to start off slow and steady. The last few weeks, all of my runs have been run/walks, and I plan to start off that way, but I’m not intending to finish it out as a run/walk. I’m choosing 3/1 as my starting point, and after I hit the first mile, I’ll probably adjust to a 4/1 and the last mile just run it. Now off to enjoy the rest of my Saturday and rest for tomorrow. Happy weekend and good luck those of you racing!
best wishes! have fun!
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