Looking to break 60 minutes!

The Sporting Life 10K is this Sunday and I'm hoping to break 60 minutes. My fastest to date is 1:04 so it's a fair amount of time to cut off but I'm counting on the downhill course to speed me up.

I did the Mercedes Benz 10K last Sunday and had half a thought that I'd try and break the 60 minutes that day but by the time I was a km into the race, I knew that wasn't going to happen. I finished in 1:07 which I was pretty happy with. I didn't win the car though...

Mercedes Benz 10K Results

April 26, 2009

Place: 652/741
Time: 1:08:42.5
Chip Time: 1:07:29.2
Pace: 6:53
Category: W35-39
Category Place: 55/70
Gender Place: 313/378

Photos from Angus Glen

Angus Glen Ten Miler Results and Details

Angus Glen 10 Miler
April 5, 2009
Place: 294/327
Bib #: 5428
Time: 1:59:34.1
Pace: 7.29
Category: W35-39
Category Place: 37/40
Gender Place: 174/201

Oh my goodness, this race was hilly!!! There were a couple of doozies that I could hardly walk up, let alone run! (I'm sure the fact that I've now run 60 kilometres since last Sunday may have had something to do with that too).

Overall, it was an ok race. The hills really were brutal and I ended up walking more than I normally would have needed to but it was a bautiful day for a race and Angus Glen does such a great job of hosting these things that I'll probably be back next year.

Harry's Spring Runoff 8K

No official time for this one... I got there too late to pick up my timing chip so I ran it without one. It was a pretty good race... a little windy and cold but overall a decent race. I never thought I'd say this but 8K was EASY! Considering the fact that my last 3 races have been 21km, 21, km and 30km, I guess it's not surprising that 8K wasn't too much of a challenge...