Running The Race

Got up early this morning to run the Franklin Classic 10k. This is the 29th year for the race. They have a 5K that starts at 7 and 10K at 7:30. Both races start at the town square. Each year both races seem to get bigger and bigger.

The 10k course is rather hilly and with the warm temperatures, it always makes for a challenging run. Saw a few of my running friends before the race, Joe, Laurie, and Steve.

I really wanted to set a PR today to see if I’ve gained any ground from this summer’s training.

Since I have run this race for the last several years, I am very familiar with the course. There are a number of hills and if you go out too fast it is easy to run out of steam. My goal was to try and run even to negative splits.

My chip time was 51:32, a PR by almost 30 seconds. I felt good about the run and great about my time.

Here are the stats….

Training for the week
Sun: Rest
Mon: 6.2 miles – 51:32, 8:13 pace

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