Elizabeth River Run 10k

Posted by Steve ()

May 23, 2009

Thoroughly enjoyed the Elizabeth River Run earlier today. For the record, I finished 12th overall in 36:40 and comfortably won the 40-44 age group. More satisfying, however, was how confident and competitive I felt today – everything just seemed to flow and it was definitely a very pleasant experience.

Pre-race was fun with the usual banter amongst fellow athletes and post-race was just as enjoyable as everyone recounted their 10k tales. Many thought the course was long (my Garmin recorded over 6.3 miles too) and many had problems with the first really warm race-day conditions of the year. I enjoy running in the heat and although it was warm, didn’t suffer at all. Hammer Nutrition’s Endurolytes definitely help keep me firing on all cylinders!

Splits: 5:43 5:48 5:43 5:51 5:51 5:56 1:44 for the last bit…

Here’s a pic of me heading for the finish line, taken by @nturnage. Interesting to see good friend and talented local runner Billy Chorey chasing me down. I know for fact if the race was just a little longer, Billy would have caught and overtaken me with his tremendous fast finish. Great race Billy, and thanks for the company in the early miles.