Comments on: “The Cowtown” 10K Race Report http://www.roadtoboston.com/blog/2007/02/24/the-cowtown-10k-race-report/ A Personal Journey on the Way to the Boston Marathon Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:43:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.roadtoboston.com/blog/2007/02/24/the-cowtown-10k-race-report/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Michael Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:39:05 +0000 http://www.roadtoboston.com/blog/2007/02/24/the-cowtown-10k-race-report/#comment-41 You just ran double the distance of your previous race at the same pace. That's always a pretty good job, even if the previous race was in November. Given the hilly course and the wind (and slightly warmer-than-ideal temperatures), that's a huge improvement over your previous race. I ran the half this weekend with the intention of running approximately the same pace as I ran an 8-mile race in November. I was nowhere close - 20 seconds/mile slower, and I felt like I left a lot more on the course for this one (the 8-miler was supposed to be a training run). If it helps motivate you at all, I ran White Rock for the first time this last December, and the farthest that I had ever run at this point last year was 8 miles - and I didn't ever go farther than that until May or June. You just ran double the distance of your previous race at the same pace. That’s always a pretty good job, even if the previous race was in November. Given the hilly course and the wind (and slightly warmer-than-ideal temperatures), that’s a huge improvement over your previous race. I ran the half this weekend with the intention of running approximately the same pace as I ran an 8-mile race in November. I was nowhere close - 20 seconds/mile slower, and I felt like I left a lot more on the course for this one (the 8-miler was supposed to be a training run).

If it helps motivate you at all, I ran White Rock for the first time this last December, and the farthest that I had ever run at this point last year was 8 miles - and I didn’t ever go farther than that until May or June.

]]> By: George(gripperm) http://www.roadtoboston.com/blog/2007/02/24/the-cowtown-10k-race-report/comment-page-1/#comment-40 George(gripperm) Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:34:51 +0000 http://www.roadtoboston.com/blog/2007/02/24/the-cowtown-10k-race-report/#comment-40 I have always read that a 10K is long enough to have a training plan for but short enough that you can go all out and not kill yourself. I have always read that a 10K is long enough to have a training plan for but short enough that you can go all out and not kill yourself.

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