Nikki’s Training Blog

I have to admit that I didn’t even want to run this race. It is always a hot and challenging race on the 4th of July in Lexington. I also wasn’t feeling like I was in great shape to run a 10k. We are in the first phase of our training program for Chicago which means that we haven’t been running very fast, or very far. Somehow the girls guilted me into signing up.

My previous PR for a 10k was 47:00. I told myself that if I ran 48:something I would be happy. I lined up in the rain with Jill, Amy, Kristin and Kathryn. We let Erica go since she was planning on sub 45. I knew better than to try to start with her. Jill and I ran the first 3 together and it felt a little fast, but it was only 6 miles right? The rain stopped and it was only a little hot and very humid. It was much milder than previous years. Jill picked it up some at mile 4 and I was soon by myself. I could still see Jill and Kristin and actually caught up to Kristin around mile 5. This is where it started to hurt. I think I kept pretty good pace throughout, but to be honest I didn’t take splits so I really have no idea. Somewhere just after mile 5 I saw the finish line. It is always a great feeling to see the finish line. However, although it was visible it was still very far away. Very far away. I had already picked up the pace and when the finish banner didn’t seem to be getting any smaller I seriously considered walking. I finally crossed the finish line completely spent. Somehow I managed a PR. 46:45. We all did, actually. Kathryn was 47:xx, Kristin and Jill finished 4 seconds before me, Amy somewhere around 45 something, and Erica an amazing 43 something! It turned out to be a great day.

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