I ran the trails 5k plus 2 miles. I ran it in 36.30, or a pace of 7.11 per mile. I gave a little effort, but didn't really push much.
All week i have been thinking about the 5k this Saturday and hoping for no wind. The forecast was calling for winds of 36 mph a few hours before the race, but when i checked the forecast this morning, it now says 14 mph at race time. Not great, but not as bad as it could be. And please, no speeches that it is the same for everyone on the course, i am not worried about any competition, i am focused on my time, i want to break 18 mins. A great example of that is the Laughlin 5k this year in March. I actually got lucky and won the race (by one second), but my time was 19.58, which is what you get with 30+ mph winds. It is my slowest 5k race ever in 15 years of running, by about 75 secs!!
Cheers | 