World Media Run, 5k results

The jury is in... (drumroll please) and I'm either not as fit as I thought or ran a terrible race. Either way, a sub 23 is still alluding me. In this case, by a lot. We woke up early and ran a really nice course on the "Blue Monster" golf course at the Doral Resort. It was kind of a different race because it was so small. I actually was in third place after the first mile to mile and a half (part of my problem). My first mile came in at 6:55. Uh oh... My PR for a timed mile is 6:49. That is wwwwwaaaaaayyyyy too fast for the first mile.

My second mile was really difficult. Between getting out too fast and the thick Florida air, I was dying. My second mile came in at 8:07. Wildly erratic. I was able to pull it together some in the last 1.1, coming in at 8:37 (7:50 mile pace). So, that was encouraging. But, overall, it was not a very well run race for me. I think I ended up in sixth place at the physical event with an overall time of 23:40. But, there are still some results to come in from the virtual portion of the race. So, I will have to fight to stay in the top 10.

Run recap- 3.1 miles, 23:40, 7:39 pace

Primed for Sub 23 5k?

My current PR at 5k is 23:08... I ran that in December at the Jingle Bell Run with only 4 weeks of training coming off my injuries from the marathon. Fast forward to today and I've been training for 4 weeks (5 weeks by race day) and I hit my first race of 2008. So... there are some similarities here. Here's what's different. The intensity of my training is down. I'm only running 3 days a week with 2 days of cross training. I'm just trying to stay healthy. But, I'm also healthy.. I got injured right after the Jingle Bell Run because of the good 'ole "too much, too fast" problem.

So, why do I think I'm gonna go sub 23? Well, I just ran a 3 miler over lunch in 24 minutes. And, I wasn't really pushing THAT hard. There were points in the run that I was going at a good clip, no doubt. But, overall, I'd give it an 8 on intensity. I have another couple notches in me.

This brings me to the World Media Run next week. My company is sponsoring it and it takes place in Miami. If you're interested, it has a virtual component as well. Check out the Active.com sign up page... We just got our shirts today (as sponsors of the event) and they rock!!

Run recap- 3 miles, 24:00, 8:00 pace