Ahhh Boilermaker weekend!!! Probably the best race ever! Beat last year's time by 10:32 even without training for the past 2 months so next year I hope to actually train and do even better. It was a super hot sunny day in Utica, no clouds and the only shade I remember was at the golf course hill around mile 3-4. So I felt pretty good at the start and took off running, dodging the 13,000 runners and found a good pace and stuck it. By the 10K I was so hot that I started feeling a little sick and was questioning my ability to finish without walking...oh no! I slowed it down and took some ice and held on for the last 2 miles or so that were killer but I did it and I can't wait for next year! This is what I needed to get me started running again! And thanks to Hannah's wonderful family for lodging and feeding us again this year!!!!!
| MILE | TIME | AVG. PACE | | 1 | 8:22 | 8'22"/mi | | 2 | 17:00 | 8'38"/mi | | 3 | 25:30 | 8'30"/mi | | 4 | 34:30 | 9'00"/mi | | 5 | 42:37 | 8'07"/mi | | 6 | 51:07 | 8'30"/mi | | 7 | 1:00:04 | 8'57"/mi | | 8 | 1:08:37 | 8'33"/mi | | 9 | 1:17:44 | 9'07"/mi | | 