Start Strong, Finish Stronger.
That was the tag line for today’s Tufts 10K for Women & that I did.
When I signed up for this race, it sounded perfect. Noontime in October, with two of my favorite Boston runners, & perfect location. What else can a girl ask for?
Well friends, it didn’t work out quite as well as I planned. 85 degrees? no thanks.
the first water stop was on a corner, I took the corner wide and completely missed it. excellent.
Water 2, there was a line and barely water in the cups. I had to take two to get a solid mouth-full.
Water 3, there were no cups, just jugs of water on tables. Runners had to find a cup & pour it themselves. Talk about a MESS.
after that they got better. but come on, seriously?!
Splits
mile 1 – 10:39
mile 2 – 9:56
mile 3 – 9:56
mile 4 – 11:01
mile 5 – 9:41
mile 6 – 9:34
mile 6.2 – 9:09
Slow off the start – annoying but standard for bigraces. can you guess where water 3 was?
Official time was 1:04:25 I ran at a solid pace and I finished stronger that I started. not awesome, but I’ll take it. It was my first 10K after all..
Overall – the race was fun & it was a gorgeous day.
Hoping for some good race photos 🙂
I rewarded myself with one of these.
Shipyard Pumpkinhead – lovin’ the fall beers lately
Spent the rest of the afternoon with Sara, Eric & family having beers & burgers at ArtBar. They have a great patio in the shade. perfection.
love the Cambridge side view 🙂
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Congrats on your first 10K!! That’s amazing…yeah what happened to our fall weather!! Have a great week!
congrats on the 10k! seriously – what is with those water stops?!
the 10k is a tough, tough race. i did 4 of them this summer and they were all a challenge!
congrats on finishing strong!!!
thank you!!
I told myself if you managed through a marathon in the heat, I could handle 6 miles. 🙂