Louise Rossetti 5k 2009

Yesterday I ran the Louise Rossetti 5k in Beverly, MA. It was a really great race, lots of fun. My time was 22:08 and I came in 22nd overall and 3rd in my age group. I'm really happy with my time. I don't consider myself in "racing shape" by any means because I haven't done any speed/track or tempo workouts since the winter. I'm excited to see how I do this cross country season because last fall I was running high 21s/low 22s on average during my peak of XC season.

I went out way faster than I meant to. I wanted to go out pretty easy in the first mile... like between 7-7:30, but instead I went out in 6:40 for the first mile. I paid for it and had a tough 2nd mile coming through in 14:18, or around a 7:38 mile. I made up a lot of ground in the last mile though, coming through the last 1.1 in 7:50, which is about a 7:07 mile. Next race I do (which will most likely be June 30th) I'll be way more conservative going out for the first mile. I'm hoping that going out in a 7:00 mile will feel slow, or much slower than race pace should feel.

I got a medal for being a top 50 finisher and a trophy for coming in 3rd for my age group! I had a nice cheering section of my mom, grandmother, aunt, and cousin, which was nice.

I'll be in Florida in 1 day! Probably won't update while I'm gone, but I'll be back the 27th.