Twice this summer I PB’d on 10k courses. \u00a010k is not really I distance I have worked on but this summer I did a couple to see where I was at. \u00a0Early in the summer I finished a race in 55:39, beating a previous time of 56 something. \u00a0By the end of the summer I did one in 53:05. \u00a0Both times I was thrilled, at least I was once I got over the initial urge to vomit.<\/p>\n
Today I went into a 10k with no plans for a PB, but a more general goal of sub 55 minutes. \u00a0I had already spent two hours yesterday running up and down (and up and down some more) at a local ski hill for an orienteering event. \u00a0More about that in another post, but I will say now it was a blast. \u00a0I wasn’t as sore as I could have been today but I knew I was tired. \u00a0Thankfully I had switched my entry – I was originally entered into the half marathon but once I knew I was participating in the orienteering I decided 10k would be more than enough.<\/p>\n
Did I beat my previous best time today? \u00a0I think so. \u00a0Here’s the problem, the course came up short, at least 110 metres short. \u00a0I hate that, particularly in this case because I came in under my best time. \u00a0I again surprised myself, something of a pleasant regularity now, and found myself running into the finish chute seeing a time starting with 52 on the clock. \u00a0I really hadn’t been looking at my pace very often so didn’t have a sense of what my time might be. \u00a0Ends up my final chip time was 52:15! \u00a0The extra bonus, no real urge to lose my breakfast! \u00a0Despite feeling tired I had a solid run, with my last full km being the fastest. \u00a0But do I get to count it as a PB? \u00a0Technically I guess not, though when I do the math I should have still come just slightly under my previous best. \u00a0As happy as I was to see that finish line, I wish it had been about 150 metres farther down the finish lane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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