Official Time - 1:03:26
Pace - 10:13 min/mi
July 4th, 2017 was ALL. OF. THE. THINGS.
Highlight .. my brain was still off in the clouds on topics non-running. Perk of that is that I wasn't spending brain time sweating the race itself. Shocking that this could be Judy on race morning, but ta da. Only minimal panic mode.
There is a little less pressure when PRs are of the table in general. I'm not the hardcore type A I was last year about prep. Am I using a belt or a hand held tomorrow? Lets see how I feel in the morning. What am I going to do about that built in Athleta bra that doesn't have enough support? Ah, I'll pick something out to wear under it in the morning. And so on.
There aren't even any shorts in this attempt at Flat Judy. bahaha.
To say that I wasn't feeling this 2 mi shake out run in 90+ degrees solo is the understatement of the century. But Jerry does shake out runs, and he's my barometer, so non-negotiable. :)
I did also manage to keep hydrating, and get to bed early. Unfortunately, I told my daughter to wake me up when she got in so she could braid my hair. She says she tried at 11:30; supposedly I told her, 'nah, its okay, I'll run in a pony tail.' At 12:30, I woke up and thought she still hadn't made it home, so .. at 12:30 I got my hair done. And then back to bed until.. 4:15 am. Ooof.
The Peachtree experience begins with Marta. On 7/4, its smarta.
Pam, Mike, Michele and I got to the race at the same time as Kyle. We took a million selfies with 800 of our closest friends .. left Pam & Mike to their corrals, and then entered the illustrious A-E security area. (Still one of the perks of getting faster that I most adore. ;) ) "A-E only, A-E only past this point." Yea, .. that's me. Make way. LOL.
Lost Michele to D Wave, and then it was just K & I. Insert mini-panic now. But before we know it, off.. we.. go...
Miles 1-3
Illusions of grandeur. I kicked off and 9:00 came easy. I had no business running 8 anything, or leaving Kyle behind me. But was able to course correct in mile two. No flying like last year in mile 2 - 2.8, and behind Kyle soon enough again. My goal was to keep 9:40 for as long as I could hold it, and I did through 3.1. Yea for people anchors. Win.
Miles 3.1 - 5.5
Enter the portion of Peachtree that runs the show. I had held sub-60 to this point, but that was to be expected. The fact that I hadn't cushioned 9:40 any up to 3.1, though, made it easy to say good bye to a stretch possibility of sub-60. I knew my time in these miles would be closer to 10:30 - 11. In the back of my mind, I have an inkling that I sand bagged a little. Which is what it is. Setting the bar at: 'don't walk any of Peachtree' was a manageable goal, and I needed manageable. If the weather had been better or I had been running with someone that had made me want to fight, I think I could have hit this a little harder, but ce la vie.
Cool thing that happened at mile 4. All three of us .. M, K and I ... ended up at the same spot at the same time. It always seems so wild when that happens. What are the odds? 60000 people. Michele didn't even start at the same spot in C. We def. have triplet magic.
Two other things that surprised me: both the distance and the hills still seemed "short." Time flew, and I never had a doubt that I'd throw in the towel before cresting a hill. That's the long distance training mind set for ya; nothing compares to Enrique hills or 26.2 miles every again. Just slow the role and keep going.
10th street was a disappointment. I wanted to fly. But I was hot, my legs were spent, and the cardio said no thanks. So it was a kick to the finish. But not a Judy kick to the finish.
All in all, I did well in pre-gauging what I am currently capable of. The 50% goal was to hit my time from 2015 (2nd best Peachtree). I did that with a few seconds to spare.
This was almost exactly what I thought my splits would look like. Pace planning for the win. Except the kick. I thought I'd have been able to get it back in the 8s for the end of the race, but not so much.
Party on Piedmont
The after race time spent with friends and tribe are absolutely some of the best moments I get to spend living life!
Happy Judy. <3
This has become one of my fave Peachtree traditions. Beeramid!
Up Next
Home, shower, nap .. and I wanted to go for a run again by 4 pm. Haha. Which is fortunate, because .. CHICAGO. Now that Peachtree is over, its work time!!
Unfortunately, speaking of work time, its also work time. And this is me 7/5:
Top 20% of F 35-39 among 60,000 is super hero in my book. LOL.
Goals for Week 7. Don't skip a work out. 30 miles. Blog all week. One strength training video or class. One hour of salsa (non-run goal of 'have fun.'). One swim.
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