Candi and I ran in the Sabino Canyon 6.4-mile race Saturday night. It started at 5:30 pm and it was gorgeous out. I was a little nervous because I have never ran a 10k race (it was just a little more than that) on my own pace (usually Candi and I just run together). Anyway, it was my first 10k race and my first time racing in Sabino. I didn't know what my pace would be or how to set a goal time. Plus, they really ramped up the publicity this year (registration was almost 400) and there were some fast people racing (check the complete results here). Here are our stats:
............Overall
..............Place....Age Group.....A/G Place.....Time...........Pace
Dale........31...........30-39...............11...........43:32.7......6:48/M
Candice..62..........20-29................2.............46:34.3.......7:17/M
That's right! Candi got 2nd place. Candi takin' home the trophy! That was awesome to hear. She ran over a minute and half faster than last year - that's a huge gain. Over all it was fun and it's a great experience to push myself that hard. I don't think I could do it that fast without competition; the sound of the footsteps behind me and the guy 20 ft in front of me. I'm pretty sure I could have ran it faster because I tried to conserve energy for the last mile (it really gets steep there). Next year I'll be under 40 minutes.
A huge thank you to the Dusek Duo for watching the kids so we could go goof off! You guys are the best!
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