The Phoenix 10k is one of my favorite races! I love it because we get to run up and down Central Ave with no traffic. Sunday was beautiful too! The temps were in the upper 50's when I first got down there and low 60's during the run. There was a slight breeze and it was a bit overcast, so no sun to worry about. Nice flat course too! It is extremely well organized too.. plenty of water, food, portable potties.... the essentials!!
I did the race by myself because my sister just had to go to Vegas for the weekend. I was actually very anxious when I first got there.. I don't know if it was the increased distance or what, but I have not had butterflies like that in a long time. It was like it was my first race or something. I just walked around before the start and then I was fine.
I wanted to break into the 13's for my min mile pace, but I ended up with an overall pace of 14:06. But I felt great. I ran the 1st mile in 12:26 and then did the run walk thing the rest of the way. I was surprised by some of my sprints, especially at the end when I hit the pace of 5:57. I don't think I ever ran that fast, even if it was for just a few seconds. There was one new song on my playlist that I kept listening to over and over too.. Come with Me Now by the Kongos.. OMG did that get me going!!
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