Saturday, June 15, 2013

Moon Pie 10 mile race

This morning I ran a 10 mile race in Bell Buckle, TN. It was the Moon Pie 10 miler. The course had many rolling hills and several good climbs, biggest at 4.5 mile mark. The weather was warm and humid. We did have a slight breeze. The event and race were good, but I was mad at myself for my finish time. I completed the 10 miles in 1 hr and 30 min. I was wanting to finish under 1 hr 20 min. But that did not happen. First time since last May 2012 that I had to walk in a road race.
I learned some valuable lessons today in this race. Most important never run a 10 mile race when not prepared. Especially one with all them hills. Next I learned my training over last month has been near non-existent. Hard to run a 10 mile race when last real run was Memorial Day Weekend when I ran 13 miles. Since then I have ran 3 miles 2x and 4 miles 1x plus a couple days of sprints. I have done push ups, pull ups and core stuff, but it did not help my running. Lastly my eating has been a huge issue lately. My nutrition intake has been very poor. That in itself causes major issues when training.
So I am taking tomorrow to re-evaluate my training and get things right with my nutrition. I have 16 weeks til my marathon. I know training will need to be involved to complete it.
Yes I did complete the race, but was upset with myself for the time completed it in and the way my training has been last month. It is time to get back to basics and work hard!

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