I need to remember there were some good things in this race.<br><br>
Carried through with the plan. I didn't race out too fast in the beginning and was able to run negative splits. After 1.3 miles or so, nobody passed me and I pulled in a fair number of people who had been out in front of me. I finished strong and didn't feel like I had left too much out on the course. The last mile was painful, but not as painful as prior 5Ks.<br><br>
I saw a nice increase in the average heart rate over prior 5Ks. I hope that's a good sign that my anaerobic threshold has gone up a bit. I'm also glad that my legs felt stronger. Prior races, they'd often feel beat up after 2 miles. Today I was pushing hard but they didn't feel so beat up. I believe this indicates they are getting stronger.<br><br>
I just wish I knew for sure if the course was long. If it was long, I can feel better about the result.
Carried through with the plan. I didn't race out too fast in the beginning and was able to run negative splits. After 1.3 miles or so, nobody passed me and I pulled in a fair number of people who had been out in front of me. I finished strong and didn't feel like I had left too much out on the course. The last mile was painful, but not as painful as prior 5Ks.<br><br>
I saw a nice increase in the average heart rate over prior 5Ks. I hope that's a good sign that my anaerobic threshold has gone up a bit. I'm also glad that my legs felt stronger. Prior races, they'd often feel beat up after 2 miles. Today I was pushing hard but they didn't feel so beat up. I believe this indicates they are getting stronger.<br><br>
I just wish I knew for sure if the course was long. If it was long, I can feel better about the result.