5 - Brief update (busy week)

Mon 7/17 - Rest...
Tue 7/18 - 3 mi, did 4.5
Wed 7/19 - Speed work with marathon team, then stuck around and did some speed work with triathlon team. About 5 miles total.
Thu 7/20 - Did 4.5 miles on treadmill
Fri 7/21 - rest
Sat 7/22 - Ran 2 fast miles in the evening (13:51). Not a good idea before race day!
Sun 7/23 - Ran a 10K in Oak Brook, time 47:44, or 7:41 mile pace. I had trouble on this course. I started a bit slow (8:41 pace) and then tried to catch up the rest of the race. It was a bit demoralizing to see a little 12 year old girl pass me at mile 2 - but it turns out she was doing the 5K so I didn't feel so bad. The course was hillier than I expected, and the weather was a bit warm. I finished 30th out of 99 runners, but only 13th in my age group (so 13 of the top 30 were in my age group!) Finishing in my goal time of 45:00 would only have moved me up a couple of places. There were goodies afterward - Jamba Juice (who gave me some gift cards to help in my fundraising efforts - thanks!) and others. Stuck around for some prize drawings, got 2 gift certificates to a spa that I will also auction or raffle off. Back to my time on this one - it's hard to believe that an extra 2K would slow me down that much..my 8K shuffle was done at a 7:30 pace. But this was a flat course and I probably was not as heavy then as I am now. Will have to run another 10K soon to have more basis for comparison.