The race yesterday went very well. It was great weather. We started on broadway and 4th near the double decker McDonalds, up Broadway, down Grinstead, back up Lexington and finished behind Slugger Field in front of the waterfront park. Kevin Crabtree and his girlfriend Cindy ran with us. Us being Shelby and I. Creeden is out in Arizona for spring training. He will be back for the 10 miler in two weeks, but Shelby doesn't know if she will be running.
With just about a month left until the Mini I feel like I'm ready. These next few weeks will allow me to up my endurance and work on my intervals. Yesterday's race I kept about a 9 min mile pace for the first two miles. Then I sped up to a pretty fast pace for the rest of the race. I don't know what my splits were for each mile, but it had to of been the best I've run yet. By the end, my legs still felt strong and my breathing was still controlled. I guess I could've pushed harder the last mile or two, but no need to risk injury. I need to stick with the training schedule and keep a gradual increase in pace as the mini approaches. So far my body is holding together, nothing is sore, nothing hurts - I want to keep it that way.
Side note: I was very upset that the photographers from the 5k didn't take any pictures of me, so for the 10k I made sure that ran in front of and posed for every photographer I saw. I know for a fact that one took at least 10 pictures of me. I will post pics when the are up on the race's website.
Michael Russell #6200
Louisville, KYAge: 25 Gender: M
| Distance | 10K |
| Clock Time | 50:23 |
| Chip Time | 48:45 |
| Overall Place | 860 / 7301 |
| Gender Place | 712 / 3249 |
| Division Place | 108 / 381 |
