I set out quickly and felt surprisingly comfortable with my first and second kilometres at 5:05 and 4:58 respectively. I managed to keep up the pace for a third kilometre without much difficulty at 4:54. At this point I knew I could beat my previous best 5K (outside of a race) of 25 minutes. Then came The Hill. Almost the entire 4th kilometre of this route (an old favourite) is uphill and it took everything in me to complete it in 5:06. I normally slow down much more, but knew I was close to a PR and hung on tight. Thankfully, most of the homestretch was downhill. I booked it in 4:20, clocking a 5K at 24:29.
I'll take this evening off in preparation for the Zoo Run tomorrow. Speaking of which, the forecast is calling for 2 degrees C when the race starts - looks like it's time to dig out the winter gear!
9 comments:
Congrats! I love how running gives us so many things to boost our confidence with daily. I hope you can ride this high for many days!
Great job!!! That is superb especially with the hill in there.
Congratulations. That's an awesome time!
A 4:20 final kilometre. I think you're faster than you think you are!
Post marathon is a great time to take advantage of your fitness at shorter races.
YAY Marlene!! That's a killer time! You are so ready for the Zoo Run. Now go kill it ;-)
woooo awesome job!!! good luck this weekend!
Nice work! It's a great feeling when your hard work pays off :) I hope you rock at the Zoo run!
Great job on your fastest 5k! That is so awesome. And have fun in your Zoo Run this weekend! :-)
Hope the zoo run went well, great 5K pace.
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