Run Bulldog Run » 25k http://www.runbulldogrun.com The Running Adventures of British Bulldog (aka Steve Speirs' Training Log) Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:23:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Big Surprise At The Tune-Up Series 25k http://www.runbulldogrun.com/races/big-surprise-at-the-tune-up-series-25k/ http://www.runbulldogrun.com/races/big-surprise-at-the-tune-up-series-25k/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:00:54 +0000 Steve http://www.runbulldogrun.com/race/big-surprise-at-the-tune-up-series-25k/ I must admit I wasn’t too confident of a great race today. Thursday’s workout left me feeling fatigued and last nights easy 4 miles wasn’t exactly easy. Even during the three mile warm up my legs felt heavy and I wasn’t really “feeling it”. No matter, I took my pre-race gel, stripped down to singlet and shorts and took my place on the starting line.

25k

I’ll spare you the details, but the race went well – very well. My previous best 25k time was 1:37:34 set back in 2007 (see below). Actually, looking back, that was the one and only time I’ve broken one hour forty minutes in a 25k. Today I ran 1:35:34 – exactly two minutes quicker than my best. How it happened I’m not sure, but somehow I was able to average 6:10 per mile and keep it going for 15.5 miles. It still hasn’t sunk in to be honest and despite a few aches and pains, I’m feeling great.

Time for a celebratory Samichlaus beer, which just so happens to be the last of my current batch. I’ll need to restock soon if my current form continues…..

Previous 25k race times:

2008 – 1:41:19
2007 – 1:37:34
2006 – 1:40:28
2005 – 1:46:40
2004 – 1:45:05
2003 – 1:40:36
2000 – 1:42:40

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