Race Recap - Frostbite 15k - 1/24/2010

In my second race of 2010, I had a very simple goal which was to run negative 5k splits over the course of the 15k race. This would mean going out at a slower pace than I normally would. Fortunately I had a friend and fellow Endorphin Fitness teammate to run with me. So, to keep the pace honest, I had my teammate Eric and my Garmin Forerunner 310xt. We kept the pace very close to 7 min/mile for the first 5k (7:01, 6:56, 6:55) which was our goal. Our goal for the second 5k was to drop off by about 10 seconds per mile and the results were as follows: 6:47, 6:50, 6:39. At mile 5, I picked up the pace and separated from Eric. At that point, I focused on each person in front of me and started passing them one by one. The last 5k had some challenging rolling hills, but I managed to run 6:43, 6:41, 6:40. So, I achieved my goals of negative splits. Based on the chip timing, my 5k splits were as follows: 21:51.26, 21:04.80, and 20:37.01. My overall time was 1:03:33.07 which was good enough for 41st overall and 5th in the 35-39 age group. My teammate Eric finished close behind in 1:04:42.20 and was 7th in the 40-44 age group (46th overall). It was a good day for both of us and a solid day for team EF!!!


I must give some props to Kale Running for the timing results. They do a nice job posting the results quickly and sending a personal email to each participant with their individual splits and results. Check out their results page at http://www.kalerunning.com/results.php. Also, I love my Garmin Forerunner 310xt and the Garmin Training Center. I can track all of my training and racing and display graphs with a variety of metrics like pace, speed, heart rate, elevation, etc.. across a distance or a period of time. You can also view similar results and play back your race at Garmin Connect (http://connect.garmin.com/dashboard). Here is an example from both the Training Center and Garmin Connect from my race today: