Lake Merced 4.5M
New PR for this course, over 2 minutes faster than last year! I maybe went out a little fast, since more people passed me than I passed, and I would have set a new 5K PR if I'd stopped at 3.1 miles...
4.5 miles, 29:54, 574 calories, average pulse 177. Average pace 6:42/mile.
At 5K I was right at 20:20, which is 22 seconds faster than my previous PR. It is a net downhill there, but not exactly flat, so I don't think the elevation helped that much. I'm hoping to get down to sub-20 in the spring; that would be a huge milestone passed. It might be time to hit my old cross-country course when that happens.
I managed to hold off one runner in the last half-mile, so that felt good. I took today off since my calves are tight and sore, and my last day off was New Year's Day. Tomorrow I hope for a long run in San Mateo.
4.5 miles, 29:54, 574 calories, average pulse 177. Average pace 6:42/mile.
At 5K I was right at 20:20, which is 22 seconds faster than my previous PR. It is a net downhill there, but not exactly flat, so I don't think the elevation helped that much. I'm hoping to get down to sub-20 in the spring; that would be a huge milestone passed. It might be time to hit my old cross-country course when that happens.
I managed to hold off one runner in the last half-mile, so that felt good. I took today off since my calves are tight and sore, and my last day off was New Year's Day. Tomorrow I hope for a long run in San Mateo.