Race Report - Two Face 10K Road Race 8/3/24 2nd Place Age Group


 Two-Face Road Race

10Km/6.2 Miles

8/2/2024

58:05 9:21/mile

2/8 Age Group, 71/117 Men, 116/230 Overall

69°, 93% Humidity, Rain

217 Feet Elevation

Puma Deviate Nitro 3

The Good:  I came in second.  Always an ego-booster.  I felt like I put in good effort.  The Pumas are good race shoes.  Light and springy.  They are a definite improvement over my trainers.

The Bad:  I relied on Apple Maps to take me to the starting line.  That turned out to be an empty field 5 miles from the actual start.  So I got there with 15 minutes to spare but still got my bib and shirt.  I've been working on eating 800g of vegetables and fruit daily and consuming 170 grams of protein.  Although I have not hit those targets I still put on 2 pounds before the race.  

The Ugly: I did not hit my goal of 9:09/mile pace which is the pace to qualify for Boston in the Marathon and if I can't even keep this up for a 10k, how am I going to do this for a marathon?  This is just feeling impossible.  So I'm going to do the most adaptive thing: Totally use denial and delude myself that I can somehow figure it out.  

Next Race: Historic Hill 5k where I defend my age group championship.  I love this race because it's the only race run in a historically Black neighborhood of Pittsburgh.  The last time I ran the race I beat the Mayor of Pittsburgh, Ed Gainey.  I think that actually makes me the Mayor of Pittsburgh, but I can't convince anyone else of this.  

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