Sunday - I dreamed I had to take a test in a Dairy Queen on another planet

10.0k 44:52. HR Avg 157 Max 174 Avg Pace 4:29
Course: BRRC 10k.
Start Time: 6:30 am Temp 18C.
Session Type: Race

I thought I would use this morning's BRRC's 10k race as test. I have been running at over 5m/ks for the past two weeks and it was time to test the leg at a bit faster pace. I would have been happy to to go around at 4:40 pace.

And that was the pace I started out at. After a couple of K, I was feeling comfortable at this pace and so just slowly picked the pace up from there to the finish.

K splits.

4:39
4:34
4:33
4:37
4:30 1st lap 22:54 (HR 149)
4:30
4:25
4:26
4:18
4:17 2nd lap 21:58 (HR 166)
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44:52

The last 2k pace was about as far as I was prepared to push it today. So had to allow a runner to pass me with 1 k to go and left the fight for another day even though I had another gear in me.


Some answers to comments.
JD - Ribot De-Bresac.

Ewen. - Ducky and Delta will now go on to run at Districts. If they place highly there they would then go to Regionals. Kewell is very keen to run in the Junior Dash 4k at the Gold Coast. Hopefully I can talk Delta into doing it as well.

Tesso - thanks for pointing me at the Buddy podcast.