NYRR Ted Corbitt 15K
Despite my best intentions, it has been quite a while since I've run anything like 9 miles. So I've been a bit apprehensive about today's Ted Corbitt 15K. I've long espoused the idea that your training runs don't have to be the full distance of the race - if you can do 6 or 7 miles, you can certainly do 10; and if you can do 18-20 miles, you can certainly do 26.2 - but since it's been months since I've done much more than 5 miles at a time, the 15K distance was a bit intimidating. And the fact that heavy snow had been forecasted for race day didn't help at all.
The first half was fine. But as I approached the 5 mile marker, I began to feel twinges in my right knee - the one that troubled me so during the 2008 NYC Marathon. And the wind picked up. So it was great that a chance comment about the weather led to me running the next 4 miles or so with a lovely young lady named Leslie. We were both finishing our last of the nine required races that would guarantee us entry to next November's marathon (and she's running the Disney Marathon in early January). Our pace was similar, and running with a companion helped the miles go by more quickly. I finished with almost my best pace of the year!
The first half was fine. But as I approached the 5 mile marker, I began to feel twinges in my right knee - the one that troubled me so during the 2008 NYC Marathon. And the wind picked up. So it was great that a chance comment about the weather led to me running the next 4 miles or so with a lovely young lady named Leslie. We were both finishing our last of the nine required races that would guarantee us entry to next November's marathon (and she's running the Disney Marathon in early January). Our pace was similar, and running with a companion helped the miles go by more quickly. I finished with almost my best pace of the year!
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