Old Foxborough Ten Miler, the end of one of the densest weeks of training I can remember. Entered the race 10 days ago. After the way the iliopsoas stiffened up after Monday's workout I decided the OFTM would be the OF5k instead, as it didn't seem likely the core could survive such a long effort. Changed my mind back to the 10 miler about 20 minutes before the race started. Very mindful of the need to keep it under control and not force anything, esp. early on. Looking at it as a long workout, although it became a race during the fifth mile. Course was not as hilly as I had imagined it to be, although it did have some roll to it. Got through these without issue. The wind was more of a concern, steady all day from the NW. Spent most of the first half of the race tucked behind people, then struck out for a time, then hung back to let someone else do the work, then tried to press the pace from the 7 mile mark. This ended up being a case of the frog trying to eat the elephant as I was toast at the 9 mile mark, right when the course turned back into the wind one last time. Felt the core start to fatigue around 10k or so, finished and it promptly stiffened up again like on Monday. Although the longer duration and faster pace meant it was more pronounced, making the cooldown a very brief walk/crawl affair. Still, despite the soreness I have a feeling it will bounce back as it did after Monday. Plus by severely curtailing the cooldown I was there for the raffle, in which my number got called. Splits as follows:
5:52
5:40
5:55
6:08 uphill, into the wind
5:41
5:47
5:48
5:51 uphill
5:42
5:54 cooked
29:16, 29:02
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