Matt and I did our last organized 5k of the year. The Panera Bread 5k at Lake Hefner in OKC. It was one of the hardest I’ve done…but also the best time I’ve put up!
First off, let me set the stage. It was on the south and east side of the lake, 30 degrees, 20-30mph winds blowing south east.
The first half of the race was face into the wind. It was on average 20mph, but some of those gusts were up to 30mph easy! It was HARD and it took alot out of you. I was passing people on the first half, which is pretty rare for me, and felt really good the whole run…except for the watering eyes from the wind, and the occasional runny nose.
My ending time was 29:19. Which is the best I’ve put up on an oranized race, I’ve put up a 25 min time on the treadmill a bit back. That is an average of 9:09 min miles, which is about right for me, I seem to be more of a pace running instead of a speed running, because even on my long runs I average 9-10 min miles. Which will be respectable half and full marathon times whenever I run those!
My next event is the March in Okarche duathlon (5k run/30k bike/5k run) on March 28th. This will be my second duathlon, and I’m excited. Already have my fingers crossed for better weather conditions than we’ve had the last few races!
