View of the James River at Pony Pasture
Earlier this week I wrote that I would have my first July without a race in 3 years. Turns out, I was wrong.
A few days ago I discovered that there was a race about 10 minutes from me — the Pony Pasture 5k.
I almost signed up for it before online registration ended, but then I decided not to. I really didn’t want to move my long run to Sunday.
After staying up late last night to watch the opening of the Olympics, I did not feel like getting up really early to run 12 miles. I said that if I happened to wake up, I might do that race.
At 6 a.m., I was up. It was so strange how I seemed to pop out of bed — kind of like I was ready to race.
The race itself was nothing overly special — it was a great flat course alongside the James River, along a road that is part of the Richmond Marathon course.
I started way too fast hitting the first mile in exactly 7 minutes. With the humidity, I had to back off. It was like I could feel the heat hugging me.
All in all, though, it was a good race and an opportunity to get in some speed work. My official finishing time was 23:03 — the third time I have hit that mark in a 5k.
It was nice to fight through the humidity and run a little harder, but I know I have more in me. Part of it working on things I discussed in my last post, and part of it is the weather.
I’m in a good place though, and am eager to continue focusing on what’s ahead.
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Congrats. Nice result in a race you weren’t expecting to do.