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Dam to Dam 5k

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Location:

Thornton,CO,USA

Member Since:

Jan 22, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

5k- 16:23 (2011)

8k- 27:33 (2008)

10k - 35:12 (2021)

Half Marathon- 1:16:48 (2018)

Marathon - 2:41:52 (2019)

 

Half Marathon Count: 22

Marathon Count - 9

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run and enjoy it!

Long-Term Running Goals:

  • Get back to Boston!

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 130.50
Nike Vaporfly Next% Pink Lifetime Miles: 136.91
Cumulus 24 Black Lifetime Miles: 423.60
Cumulus 24 White Lifetime Miles: 270.00
Asics 24 Black/Yellow Lifetime Miles: 153.60
Race: Dam to Dam 5k (3.11 Miles) 00:17:38, Place overall: 5, Place in age division: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.190.000.003.119.30

Dam to Dam 5k today, decided to drop from the half to the 5k as my training has not really been conducive to a half, this ended up being a really good call. Got up around 6 for a 9:30 start--drove down to the parking garage on 9th and locust, went and watched the elites finish the half- 1:04:xx was the winner, pretty quick, warmed up for a little under 2 miles, did some strides and a burnout to get my legs broken in and ready for the 5k, made the decision to set my watch to km instead of miles so that I could get more frequent updates on my pace, goal was 3:30s each time (17:30 pace) got out easy and felt pretty relaxed, 3:22 at the first k, much faster than anticipated, but it felt fine, was at about 5:21 at the mile, 3:26 for the 2nd k, 3:30 for the 3rd k, started to pull away from the guy i had been running with and realized I was in 5th place, there are about 3000 runners in this race and so I was not expecting a top 5, goal was to keep it together and try to run down the 4th place runner--vic morales, a guy I have raced many times before, 4th k was 3:31, we were fully with the half marathon walk/joggers now and so the course was packed, pretty straight course, so just a few tangents that i didnt quite get, last k was 3:36, but i still wasn't finished, something in the neighborhood of 15 seconds leftover (.07k roughly) the course probably wasnt long, i just wasn't able to get a good tangent run given the runners ahead, regardless, 17:38 for the 5k, a really good effort that I am pleased with. got a medal for getting 3rd in my age group--still cant believe I got 5th in this prestigious event. pretty cool! 4 mile cool down.

 

Time update: official time was 17:38, one second faster. Every second counts! brings avg pace from 5:41 to 5:40

Asics Hyperspeed 2 Flats Miles: 3.11New Asics Red 2000 2 Miles: 6.19
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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