Yesterday was the last race in the winter cross country series and I did better than I thought I would. I ran 6.2 miles in 57:50, which is a 9:18 pace. I didn't think I was going to do very well at all for numerous reasons. One being that I really haven't ran that much at all in two weeks and I've only done over 6 miles maybe 8-9 times. I also did not get a lot of sleep the night before because of a soccer tournament and we had a game at 8am and I shivered in the cold for two hours. I was worried about my achilles and it was WAY windy on the course. I just did not have a good feeling at all.
Considering all that, I did better in this race that I did in the 5 and 8K races. I was not properly dressed for this race at all! I wore pants and a pullover because the start was so cold and by the time the race was over I was sweating like crazy. I was way too hot running that race and there was nothing I could do about it. I need to learn that for long races even though you start freezing, you'll warm up quick. The wind was whipping around the course yesterday, so I think I could have gone a bit faster if not for that. My achilles held up okay - it's really sore today, but I have no more races until the half marathon, so I'm going to get this thing better and get back to training for that.
Overall, I'm pleased. A 9:18 pace for 6.2 miles for me is respectable. I'm hoping to run the half marathon in a 9:00/mile pace. I'll post pictures as soon as they are up!
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