Run The Woodlands 5k

 

Summary

Name	Run The Woodlands 5k
Location	The Woodlands, TX
Start Time	7/12/2014 8:00 AM (UTC-05:00)		Category	My Activities:Running
Distance	3.05 mi		Time	00:20:56.0
Time Moving	00:20:56.0		Stopped	00:00:00.0
Average pace	06:51 min/mi		Max. pace	05:38 min/mi
Weather	Sunny; 76.4 °F
Notes	Racing is good for me for many reasons. It gives me a chance to: Be tactical. Work on race execution. Compete. Test fitness. Set goals. Try new approaches. etc., etc., etc., OBJECTIVE 5k race (beat last Friday's 21:26) loose strategy .75M @ >6:45 .75M @ ~6:50 .75M race! pick people off; focus and attack! .45M gather, compose & assess .40M pick it up through the finish. use everything in the tank Official time = ??:?? I believe the call when I crossed was 20:53. The course is certified but timing is by hand. There were some high school cross country guys running today so somehow that always forces me out of the gate too fast. I settled down after a quarter but probably paid a bit for the hot start. The second .75M was well executed. I tried to relax and hold pace. I was a few seconds slower than planned but still "on" overall pace (due to hot start). I'm really happy with how I ran between 1.5M and 2.25M. I raced. Didn't worry about time but focused on runners ahead and focused on picking them off. This approach helped me a lot. And in a section of the 5K where most runners (myself included) usually drop off, it was actually one of my fastest sections and I was successful in dropping a couple guys who were hanging around me from the beginning and also pass a few of the young guys. I probably took it easy too much over the 2.25M to 2.70M section. In the moment, I felt like I needed it because of the big push of passing and the anticipation of a strong finish. In retrospect, I could have saved a few seconds had I simply held pace over this section. My kick (generous to call it that) was better than last week but still nothing to be impressed with. I need to continue with speed work and it should come back to me. There was a guy I wanted to reel in at the end but with about .3M to go, he looked back, saw me and picked it up. I tried to respond and successfully increased my pace but wasn't able to get him (although I did close the gap considerably). It's good for me to race. I like the competition. I like the feedback of knowing where my fitness level stands.

 

Splits

No	Start Time	Start Distance	Duration	Distance	Average Pace
1	8:00:57 AM	0.00 mi	00:05:08	0.75 mi	06:51 min/mi
2	8:06:06 AM	0.75 mi	00:05:12	0.75 mi	06:57 min/mi
3	8:11:18 AM	1.50 mi	00:05:05	0.75 mi	06:46 min/mi
4	8:16:24 AM	2.25 mi	00:05:09	0.75 mi	06:53 min/mi
5	8:21:34 AM	3.00 mi	00:00:21	0.06 mi	05:42 min/mi
Totals:			00:20:56.0	3.05 mi	06:51 min/mi

Pace

Min.	Max.	Avg.
7.8 min/mi	5.6 min/mi	6.9 min/mi

Splits: Recorded laps

Elevation

Min.	Max.	Avg.
158.1 ft	183.2 ft	170.6 ft

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