This race report won’t be as upbeat as previous ones because to be
honest my race sucked. I wasn’t prepared for the hills, I knew that. And I made soft goal of finishing in
1:30. I was close, actually my 10K time
was 1:26 but the race was really 6.77 miles. That is over a half mile longer
than it was supposed to be! My official time is 1:33. Whatever!
Strong-ish start, terrible middle, horrible finish.
My first mile was around 11:44.
Slower than I thought it would be but still acceptable. Around mile 1.5
is where the “fun” began. Steps up to the top of the hill, yes, steps. See it
wasn’t a typical race, it was a “trail” race. So we walked up the steps. I
tried running but thought to myself I still have 5 more miles to go, if I run
up these steps now, I will have nothing in the tank for later! I ran a bit one
on top of the hill but we continued to keep climbing. It felt like it was never
going to stop! I coasted down the hill
at a fast clip, averaging around 10 minute/mile pace until we hit the sand…wait
what, sand? Yep sand. We had to run on the beach for about a half a mile. I
hate running on sand it is horrible! I didn’t run on the sand, I walked.
Walking again! We stopped at the turn around spot and grabbed some water and a
few graham crackers and headed back on the sand. I walked. When we hit the
parking lot of the beach, I actually stopped to take a picture of the Golden
Gate Bridge. Then we hit the big hill I just coasted down a few minutes before.
I walked. We got to the top of the hill
and I ran again. And pretty much ran most of it from that point on. I even
sprinted down the steps, I had to climb so long ago. My knees did not like that
at all. We switched between running and walking during the home stretch. I was
completely spent. I never thought the finish would come but there it was. I got
across, got my medal and gorged on water and food. I was so happy to be done
with it.
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Pre Race View |
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At Mile 3.3, yes Eric we have to run back. Look at the view! |
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Success! We made it! |
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The Medal - Zombie Runner San Francisco 10K |
What I learned!
I learned some things in this race. One is I hate hills and steps. But
I already knew that but during this race made body made sure I knew it. I
should have trained better. I knew what was at hand but I don’t think my mind
really grasped what a 300 foot hill looks like. It isn’t fun! My legs were
spent on the downhill sprint at mile 3 and I never recovered. I didn’t even
finish strong on the flats. Hopefully I can move on from this “race” and do
better in the future. I only have a few more days before our marathon relay. I’m
very nervous!
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Map! |
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Splits |
But I finished my first 10K. Yay!
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