Friday, March 23, 2012

WP 10K Pre Race Thoughts

Race Swag!
Tomorrow I'll be running my 7th 10K. (Side note: Wow, I just realized I've run twice as many half marathons as 10Ks.) This will be my 3rd time running this particular 10K race, and I always enjoy it. This year is extra special because the race is celebrating it's 35th Anniversary and we get extra swag:

- Custom medal with spinning peacock.
- Commemorative Tech Tee
- Collectible, Souvenir Glass (I'm most excited about this!)
- $5 Track Shack Cash

As usual, we'll bike there which serves as a nice warm up, but I hope to have time to also run a warm up mile. My goal for this race is aggressive, although within what my Magic Mile predicts: I'd love to break 1 hour or at least a 10 min/mile avg pace (1:02), but ultimately I just want to PR (<1:06). I am not printing a pace chart, but I'll run with my Garmin (Jason fixed it!) and just keep an eye on my average pace. As long as it's under 10:40 I'll PR, which shouldn't be hard since my half PR is 10:32. I'll be pushing to get it under or as close 10 as I can :)

Many from my running group and other running friends will also be there, which always makes racing a lot more fun. Jason will also be out there taking photos, so shout his name and smile if you spot him! However, what I'm most excited about is that I remembered that La Empanada Food Truck is at the Winter Park Farmer's Market on Saturdays! Maybe it will make me run faster now that a post-race empanada is in my future :)

The menu is here: http://laempanadatruck.com/ I have my eye on these 2:

CURRIED CAULIFLOWER (B) $3
Roasted cauliflower, potatoes and chickpeas with golden raisins, green peas and tahini-curry sauce.

DARK CHOCOLATE AND SEA SALT (F) $2
Dark chocolate with a sprinkle of crunchy sea salt.

Yummy!

PS - Name Steve's Shorts - Steve in a speedo posted a pair of plaid pink swim jammers he just bought and asked his readers to name them. I suggested "Great Scott!"and my suggestion is among his top 6 favorites! This cracks me up! He now has a poll up for his readers to choose. Check it out and vote for it if you feel so inclined. And you might as well follow his blog because it's awesome. 

2 comments:

Katie Duffy said...

Good luck in your 10k! I just came by to check out the competition (heh heh, Groundskeeper Willy for life!) but then I saw, OH, COOL RUNNING BLOG! My 10k PR is around 1:05 but there is NO WAY I could run a half at 10:30 pace, so I'm pretty sure you're going to do fine. :)

Kitzzy said...

Thanks Katie! Looks like you've pulled ahead now! It was a hot race, but I did PR with 1:03 so I'm thrilled!

Post a Comment

Related Posts with Thumbnails