...no make that 4 miles! Yep that is right good old middle of the packer me ran the Elmhurst Running Club 4 on the 4th in 34:08, averaging a whopping 8:32 per mile!!
For any of you who have run it, you know...its a fast race. I still placed in the middle of the pack, but for me it was a banner run! Frankly I didn't know I had it in me.
So why am I bragging???? Well it just goes to show what persistence can do. Three years ago when I really started running regularly I ran about a 10:20 pace...I thought I would never get faster and had no desire too. During the run portion of my first triathlon with about half mile left to go, someone yelled out kick it into high gear. I realized, sadly, I had no high gear. Only one gear...slow!
But then I began to run with a group and over that first summer I improved my pace, not by speed training...just putting some more miles on my shoes, to the high 9's. I still finished every run exhausted but I was ecstatic!
Over the last 3 years with many miles, some strength training and a little bit of speed work thrown in...I have obviously sped up and maybe learned to actually race.
After reviewing my Garmin my last mile was a 7:57....I think I finally found my kick!
Thanks to the Elmhurst Running Club for putting on such a great race! It really is one of the finest races I have ever run!
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