Another great Saturday morning in Tewksbury. Said to say that I only have one week of the Fudgcicle left. Next week I will be heading to Martha's Vineyard to takle the 20 miler and that will mean missing the Fudgcicle. Glad that I can be there for the final week on February 25th!
It was a really nice morning for a race and after feeling under the weather for the better part of this week, it was wonderful to be able to get out there and run. Jason Bui (Greater Lowell Road Runners) was there and I figured that would mean some good competition. I ran solid through the first mile (5:34), two seconds quicker than last week but to my surprise had very little competition. Last week, around the one mile mark, Dave Dunham (Central Mass Striders) put in a strong surge and I chose to cover it but this week I had no one pressing the pace with me. I clocked a 5:38 second mile, 10 seconds slower than last week. At this point I knew PR territory had gone out the window but I continued to push hard despite the lack of persuit. Third mile clocked in a 5:49, 8 seconds slower than my previous week. Finally, I covered the final .15 in 43 seconds.
I think the cold was having a small effect on me later in the race because my breathing felt off. Still the overall pace averaged out at 5:39 for a 17:43 overall finish time. It was a beautiful day for a run and the temperature was right around 32 degrees, meaning I could go with shorts :) Not bad for February 11th.
I'm hoping for the double dose of Dan Verrington and Dave Dunham to show up on February 25th so we can have a true battle. I may end up regreating that throw down but it would make for quite a race.
Results:
http://www.coolrunning.com/results/12/ma/Feb11_Fudgci_set1.shtml
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