Wheaton 10k Report / May 28th Week recap

Wheaton 10k Race Report

Let's just say this first... It was damn hot out there yesterday. I'm pretty sure it was in the high 70's/low 80's in the sun.

This is a community race with about 2,500 participants split between a 5k and 10k. Good thing they had chip timing, since the start was quite narrow and congested.

I started out pretty strong but the heat became a factor early on. I knew pretty quick by my 3rd mile I would not break 41 min. I could tell my legs were spent from the quick mileage build over the past two weeks. Not to mention I have zero speed work in and my VO2 max is not up to par.

The organization was pretty good. Only at two points did I become frustrated because it wasn't clear where to go. I think I wasted a few seconds twice when I was striding in the wrong direction. No big deal...

I was happy with my final 0.2, which was a 1:15. I busted through the finish at 41:52, which, as far as I can remember, a PR for this distance for me. The only other 10k I know of close to this time was a 42:06 back when I lived in Pittsburgh in 2002. And that race was run in cool September and is all downhill!

I placed 5th out of 32 in my age group, which I suppose isn't bad considering I've got lots of training to do. I think most of us gave at least 15-30 sec's due to the warmth. Here's a scary thought... According to McMillan, I need to be able to shave about 3.5 minutes off this to be in sync with a 3:00 hour marathon. Ugh. Let the work begin...

6:25
6:48
6:50
6:51
6:52
6:50
1:15
41:52

Recap of May 28th week

Mon - 11
Tue - 6
Wed - 9
Thu - Rest
Fri - 5 recovery
Sat - Warm-up + 10k race = 7
Sun - 3 recovery

Total: 41

This week will climax with the Great Midwest Relay running from Madison to Chicago. Yahoo! I will try for 43 miles this week, which will include 18 from the relay. This will be officially week 1 of 18 for the Chicago Training plan.