Houston 10k Turkey Trot

 

Summary

Name	Houston Turkey Trot
Location	Houston, TX
Start Time	11/27/2014 7:35 AM (UTC-06:00)		Category	My Activities:Running
Distance	6.23 mi		Time	00:44:11.0
Time Moving	00:44:11.0		Stopped	00:00:00.0
Average pace	07:05 min/mi		Max. pace	05:51 min/mi
Weather	Sunny; 49.4 °F
Notes	OBJECTIVE Race hard to determine my current fitness. Super stretch goal was to PR. After being in NYC for work since Sunday, I wasn't sure if I would be racing today. Return flight yesterday was delayed due to weather in NYC (and Chicago where plane was coming from). Ended up getting home late and to bed a little after 11 pm. Didn't set alarm. Figured if I woke up in time to race, I'd go. If not, ... then my body must have needed the rest. Woke up in time. Cool temps very much to my liking this morning. Got the the event location. Still had to register. Day-of-race registration did not include a timing chip. Made way to starting line. Didn't fight my way to the front. We was a long way back. Don't know how long it took to get to the starting line after the gun. Maybe 5 minutes. Spent first 2.5 miles going as fast as the crowd would allow for. Was zig zagging all over the road. In hindsight, it probably kept my mind focused on something other than time and pace. Once I found running room, started recalibrating goals. Just wanted to go fast. Went into "race mode"; i.e., find someone up ahead and pick them off. Kept doing this over and over. I believe I was only passed twice during the last half. The first guy around 4 miles but I missed him back shortly thereafter. The second guy passed me around Mile 6. Not sure if I passed him back or not. Generally happy with 44:11 given the circumstances. It isn't the ideal time for me at this stage of training. But I've had less than adequate rest, nutrition and hydration the past week. On the results website, a 44:11 was good for 217th place.

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