2008 Turkey Trot 10k
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Not expecting much at tomorrow’s race, but I’m sure it will be fun and a good chance to catch up with local running friends I haven’t seen for a while.
For the record, here are my 6 Turkey Trot 10k results going back to 1999. Incidentally, my all time 10k PR is the 36:32 set back in 2006.
2007 38:22 6:10/mile 2006 36:32 5:53/mile 2005 39:44 6:24/mile 2004 --:-- 2003 37:28 6:02/mile 2002 38:00 6:07/mile 2001 --:-- 2000 --:-- 1999 39:00 6:17/mile
Happy Thanksgiving!
Update: Just got back from the race and the news is good - finished the 10k in 35:56, the first time under 36 minutes and a new PR by 36 seconds! A celebratory Samichlaus is definitely on the agenda for this evening - a rare treat I save for race PR’s.
Splits:
Mile 1 - 5:49
Mile 2 - 5:59
Mile 3 - 5:43
Mile 4 - 5:45
Mile 5 - 5:56
Mile 6 - 5:49
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Comments
Have fun Mark and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
By the way, fancy entering this event next year? Sounds right up your street….
http://news.runtowin.com/2008/11/26/the-one-more-mile-challenge-2-remain.html
Excellent finish! Congrats on the new PR! You bested your previous record by a significant amount. Wow.
Thanks Corey. Actually, I’m stunned. Didn’t expect to go sub-37 let alone sub-36…nice way to end the month of November.
Hope you’re having a fun Thanksgiving Day,
–Steve
Wow!! That is an absolutely incredible time for the 10k. When you look at your previous 10k times the ‘08 result is absolutely amazing. And that is not even considering the fact that you just ran Richmond. I read so many blogs and truly enjoy them, but there aren’t a whole lot of runners who I envy for their speed and talent. I mean this in the nicest way, but at some point you are looking for those runners who you could truly learn from and I think you are that person. But I just don’t know that you can learn the speed you are so fortunate to have. Runners who run this well at a masters level are few and far between.
Congrats Steve and you certinly deserve a Samichlaus for that result.
Appreciate the comment Bill! It’s funny, I didn’t feel fast during the race, it was more of a strength effort to keep the pace going. I honestly expected to tire around the 4 or 5 mile mark, but somehow maintained the pace and knew at the 6 I’d be close to ducking under 36 minutes.
I’m definitely inspired by the two Masters runners ahead of me in yesterday’s race: Pete Gibson - 52 years young who ran a 35:23 and 45 year old John Adams who was right behind Pete with a 35:27.
PS The Samichlaus was tremendous…
You said it, “strength” and it obviously came from all that great hard training you did all summer. It didn’t quite reward you in the marathon due to the conditions but boy that was quite a breakthrough! We’re never too old for a pr. Nice job!
Wow, those are some impressive 10k times. I’m aiming to get under 36 minutes for our Turkey Trot tomorrow, but it’s only a 5 miler!!!