On Saturday, August 7, I participated in the Douglas Trail Races 11-mile run. My goal was to race at about 6:45 pace, given that I’d run a half marathon earlier in the summer at 6:53 pace and I wasn’t quite sure of my fitness level. I ended up finishing in 1:11:11, which works out to [...]
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April Sorensen Half Marathon 2010
Last weekend I ran the April Sorensen Half Marathon. My time wasn’t all that great, but my place was significantly better than last year: 4th overall. My time was actually a few seconds slower than last year: 1:30:08, but it’s hard to compare times because the course changed. Also, times were slower this year because [...]
10 Kato PR: 38:18
I set a road personal record (PR) in the Memorial Day 10 Kato (10K) on Monday. My average pace per mile worked out to be about 6:10 with the following splits: 6:02, 6:11, 6:20, 5:45, 6:24, 6:27. The fourth mile was straight downhill. And the last two miles were back up–an excellent test of strength. [...]
Are even splits all they’re cracked up to be?
This Runner’s World article from 2007 shows that 5k runners may just hit PR’s if they take their first mile 3% to 6% faster than they usually do. But then why do world class runners keep even and/or negative splits when they race? According to the article, elite runners keep their pace up right from [...]