Race Report: The Old Reliable Run 2005
Well, my 2005 racing season officially came to an end Sunday at the finish line of the Old Reliable Run 10K. It was a well run event; lots of activities for non-racers. Young and Associates does a great job; they have enough experience since they do just about all road events in the Triangle area. At race-time, almost 1000 people lined up for the 10K event, and the temp was 73 degrees with a little humidity. The course wound through the historic Oakwood district of Raleigh, went by the Governor's Mansion, made a U-turn at the bell tower on the NC State campus, and finished at the News & Observer office in the heart of downtown.
I saw some familiar faces from previous events including one tri-geek with a Garmin 301 (sweet); that's how I recognized him. He's got the speed to back up the gear because at one point on the course, I passed him and thought it was for good. Wrong! I heard him say to his partner, "Are you OK, I'm going to speed up". He blew by me and I never saw him again. I have got to get one of those things...
After starting intentionally slow, I hit the half-way point at 25:01 and picked up the pace. The five mile mark saw 40:03, and I was really pushing hard. I finished in 48:16 (7:50 per mile). My goal was to break 48 even, so I'm happy with the effort. The tempos and intervals definitely helped.
It was a good ending to a spontaneous "season": a 5, 8 & 10 K and three sprint tri's. Now its off to join the tri club at the Y for an off-season of serious base building and swim improvement. There are two Olympics in 2006 with my name written all over them.
posted by Battman @ 12:58 PM
6 Comments:
Congrats on your time. 48 min and x seconds is really good. That's a good plan. To start off slow and pick it up at the end. I have a local 10 k run this Sunday and I plan on doing the same.
Sounds like a great run!
Great race...good plan on the base building!
Nice job racing smart. It's always better to start a bit easier and get faster than to start out too fast and slow down the whole way.
Keep running.
What tri-club are you in if you don't mind me asking?
Hey Tarheeltri,
The Kerr Y in Wakefield has a tri program that started Monday and goes through March. Here is the number and link. 562-9633 http://www.ymcatriangle.org/Banks_D._Kerr/Programs/Adult_Fitness/Programs.aspx
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