Ran a 5K today at 7:30 AM...Ringling Oklahoma....
I really expected the worse....this summer has not been good to me...
Did a nice warm up...and boy did I need it.....stretched and before I knew it...the gun went off.
Kevin (37 years old) came up on me at about the 3/4 mile point. I knew he was looking for a similar finish time so I stayed with him for a while.
11:00 minutes at the 1/2 way point which puts me on a PR pace.
At the turn around it is an uphill grade.....not easy...
Kevin slowly pulled ahead..I couldn't keep up, but I figured if I kept him in my sights it would keep me going.
I concentrated on my 180 steps per minute but I think I was closer to 170...
At the 2 mile point Kevin is still in sight and now the grade is slightly downhill, gotta make up time here...
A 13 year old girl passes me just before the next turn and onto the final stretch, which is a slight upward grade....
No one is behind me, so I coast to the finish line at 22:23....21 seconds slower than my best and this might have been my second best time...I am not sure...
I was very surprised, considering my summer running has stunk, big time.
Next race is October 15, 1/2 marathon ..Madill, Oklahoma..
It is the State Championship for the !/2 Marathon.