AM- Bridge of Flowers race, for the first time in ten years. I was a lot faster back then. Woulda/coulda/shoulda been a bit quicker today than the drag-ass slow performance put forth but as usual a combination of long-standing and specific conditions did me in. Namely, the fact that the fleece blanket I thought was in my car with the rest of the camping gear was in fact left behind which meant a cold night of barely sleeping at all with the cool dry conditions in the area. Feeling flat and tired during the warmup, more so as the race progressed. Planning on running the first two relatively flat miles in around 11 minutes and trying to get back to that kind of pace after tackling the hill. The first two miles I did, after running the third mile in a beyond slow 7:40 I could only regain the modest 5:40 pace for the fourth mile before shutting it down the last two miles. The fact that the right hammie started twinging badly after a sharp right turn onto rt. 112 didn't help, but the trudge home would have happened regardless. Feeling totally whipped in fact and just lookng to get it over with. Despite this, it was mission accomplished as far as the more acquisitive motivation for running, and the area is always a nice spot to visit and especially so on a warm sunny day such as this.
PM - 35 minutes very easy, Norwottuck RT. Roughly 10 minute pace if mile markers are to be believed. Seems about right for this shakeout. Soaked the legs in the filthy Connecticut river afterward which was a highlight of sorts. Right leg feels better after doing some stretching after the race this morning. Overall quite pooped though.
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