Tough race! I’m just going to jot down my times w/o too much commentary before I accidently clear my watch. Very hilly -it was either up or down. I don’t remember much flat stuff.

mile time / total time

• Mile 1 – 7:33 (right before you make the turn up Paris Mtn.)

• Mile 2 and 3 – 17:56/ 25:30 (I never saw the 2 mile marker. This is going up the mountain, so essentially 9 minute miles on the way up)
• Mile 4 – 8:17 / 33:46
• Mile 5 – 8:05 / 41:51
• Mile 6 – 6:01 / 47:53 (No way! It was downhill, but I can’t run that fast. I think the markers must have been off a little)
• Mile 7 – 6:36 / 54:30
• Mile 8 – 6:50 / 1:01:19
• Mile 9 – 7:04 / 1:08:23
• Mile 10 – 7:27 / 1:15:51
• Mile 11 – 7:01 / 1:22:52
• Mile 12 – 7:07 / 1:29:59
• Finish – 3:41 (last .4) / 1:33:40
• Overall Average – 7:33

I also need to pay more attention. I ran hard to the finish but was paying more attention to my music and got edged by some young whipper snapper 🙂 at the finish line. Oh well. I’m still happy with the run!

It’s early Saturday morning and everyone’s still asleep.  I’m just grabbing a bite to eat before the race and catching up on stuff in Google Reader.  I learned more about the race from a colleague at work.  She’s run the race around a dozen times.  Apparently, once you get over Paris Mountain, the rolling hills continue as you head down to State Park Road and then back to Furman.  Mile 10-11 is all uphill, and then it’s a gentle downhill to the finish.  I’m going to try and be somewhat aggressive once I get over Paris Mountain. We’ll see if the Shut-In conditioning is still there.   I might try and hit the lap button on my watch to see how things go mile by mile.  I’ve always worried that I’ll hit the wrong button and stop the watch!  No real strategy – just run, enjoy, cheer others on, and try to push it and finish strong.

6:30 am – The purpose of this run was just to stay moving. I’m running the Paris Mountain 20K this weekend, so this was a steady run from the house, to the back gate of Furman, around the lake, and around the mall once, before heading home. My knee was/is stiff, so I’m icing it as I type (and probably will for the next few months). Pretty steady run. Good tunes. Good way to start the day. Tomorrow rest, and then the race.

Time: 40:30

Distance:  A little over 5 miles (I’m guessing)