Archive for July 13th, 2008
Park to Park 10K in Central Park
this race was this morning. my overall time was the same as every other 10k that i’ve done, so i guess i’m still consistent. i timed mile to mile, though, and had a couple of faster than average miles, which makes me feel good. the cool thing about today’s race, though, was what went on in my mind. there was a point where i felt like i had springs on the bottoms of my feet, i suddenly felt like i could run really fast with no effort. i was a little nervous to just go with that, though, because i didn’t want to blow my wad and then die later on. but it was the most interesting sensation. i also had moments of new attitude toward hills, and at the end of the race, i did not feel like i was going to just die. not that i’ve really REALLY felt that before, but i think i felt better than i have in the past. i had to go a bit further to get to the subway this time (i don’t like having the start and finish lines on the ues section of the park,) but i dealt with that alright. i even ran a little bit to get across a street before the light changed. ooh, and they gave out apples at the finish line, instead of the bananas i’ve usually seen. i want to make sure to write and tell them that i liked that.
so, i’m a little sore, didn’t really achieve a personal best, and am fearful for tomorrow’s run, but inspite of all that, i still feel pretty good.
