Did my third consecutive
Egg Nog Jog on Sunday. I was really
indecisive when it came to what I was going to wear. The temperature was hovering around freezing
just like last year when I wore shorts! This time I opted for tights , long sleeve tech T,
Sugoi firewall jacket and a
Saucony compression hat. I also used my new
Yaktrax over my Trail shoes ...Trail shoes and Yaks for a road race??????? I must admit it was a little weird running at a a sub 4:00 pace with this
strange foot ware but it seemed to be OK. Headed out with Anne for the first K. We were
cruising along and Anne said to me " I thought you were going to go out easy ... we are doing a 3:30 pace".
Strangely enough we chatted for a bit before she stopped to tie her shoe lace .." catch up with you later..." was the last I heard of Anne until the race was over! Going out fast is
the right thing to do at the
Nog Jog. Logged the first 2K at an avg 3:44 and 3:54 pace just a little ahead of my 4:00
target! After peeling off a 100m or so of elevation in
the first 2Ks the course flattens out for a bit , this is where I changed gears ..
caught up on my o2 in
preparation for the climb. Next 3K were a bit rolling with an overall
elevation gain , manged them in 4:59, 4:57 and 4:54. 5K in we hit our first bit of gravel road .... and the first time the
Yaktrax actually were somewhat needed! Heading up the steepest hill I really felt bogged down , legs were burning and I felt like a fish out of water ....what a great course, managed the big climb logging my slowest of the day at 6:08. I hadn't looked at my
Garmin yet and I really
didn't care to because I was more or less giving it all that I had. With 4K to go there was still a bit of climbing before it flattens out at the top ... managed the next 3 k in 5:20 4:56 and 4:46. With 2K to go I looked at my
Garmin and realized that I
wasn't going to PB last years 49:44 but I dug in a picked up the pace , 10
th K was done in 4:30 on a mucky wet gravel rd ... I forgot to turn the
Garmin off so I missed the time on the last 800K but it was fast as I hit my fastest pace of the day
hitting a speed of 19
kmh...it felt
ridiculously fast with
Yaktrax on dry pavement ... noisy too! Oh , did I mention that it rained
the entire race!
Finished in50:59, 46
th out of 502 finishers, 13
th out of 66 in my 40-49
ag. It was 75 seconds slower then last year.
Splits 2010 vs 2009 and 2008
2010
Garmin Data
Next year ...sub 50 for the year I turn 50! New AG too, cant wait!
1 comment:
Great job! We bailed as I was afraid it was snowing further north and if it was raining I figured that would be unpleasant. Hope the tee shirt was as nice as last year's towel!
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