Medal Monday (swipe to see 3rd photo for actual medal 😂). I ran the Shamrock Shuffle 10 Miler yesterday! I was nervous about the weather so I just packed along a rain jacket, vest and my waterproof shoes just in case 🤣. Craig drove us to Rio Rancho and saw me off at the starting line! I ended up just going with my swiftly tank and long sleeve - which in hindsight was perfect for the run.
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I got lunch with SB on Saturday and she gave me a heads up that the course was going to be hilly. Y’all. SHE. WAS. NOT. LYING. That run was HARD and really hilly. Aside from the damn hills (which BTW was half of the run) it was a really strong run! I didn’t exactly fall within my target HR zones - I went higher - but it felt great!! The only thing I’m kicking myself for is ending my watch early - so I didn’t get the shiny PR for my 10 miler on my Strava. I essentially shaved off 3 minutes from my previous PR but I stopped by watch too early so I won’t have record of it in my Strava. BUT I did get a PR for 15k - which again after running this course I’m a floored. I shaved off about 2 minutes from my previous record.
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All in all, it was a great run and I don’t think I would have done anything differently! Yes the hills sucked but the fact that I kept around an 11 minute mile for the entirety of that run gives me hope that I can get under a 2:30 half, plus I have a new POT for RunDisney!! Looking at my splits - you can definitely tell which miles were hills!
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OH. AND. I was looking at race results from yesterday, and I can’t believe it, BUT! I placed 2nd in my age group 🥳🙌🏼🤩😂. So I had a good race indeed!
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