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Race Result
| Racer: |
Ted Purnell |
| Race: |
Army 10 Miler |
| Date: |
Sunday, October 2, 2005 |
| Location: |
Washington DC, DC |
| Race Type: |
Run - 10 mile |
| Age Group: |
Male 30 - 34 |
| Time: |
1:26:05 |
| Comment: |
Adjusted/predicted actual 10 mile time, course ran LONG |
Race Report:
A ten miler recipe for disaster:
3 Weeks off Ironman Wisconsin +
Busiest Work Week of the Year +
Homecoming Football Game day before the race +
Day before race meals, Steak and Eggs w/ Beer, and Brats and Beer for an early dinner +
Deciding not to run when I went to sleep Saturday +
Telling my wife I wasn’t going to run, and meaning it at 6:45 on race morning (race start at 8, and is a 30 minute + drive) +
Deciding at 6:50, why not I’m awake and I’ll have to get a run in today anyway, so I go to the race +
Running 8:35’s for the first 7 miles in heavy congestion +
Course altered to 11.4 miles (but no one was told) =
Potential Disaster
In reality the race went well, I held right at an 8:35 pace through the first 7 miles, putting me at mile 7 at 1:00:20, and I never saw another mile marker, the last 4.4 miles took 37:08, which means I ran around 8:30’s for the last part of the race. Had the course been a 10 mile course I would have set or come very close to my 10 mile PR of 1:26:59. I know I wasn’t supposed to “race” this one, but I felt pretty good the entire duration, up until the extra 1.4 miles and still think I can PR on Saturday at the 5 mile distance. Being able to run a good MCM may be a different story.
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