Glastonbury 5k Race Report

Just a brief race report on a 5k raced on July 11th – how much can you say about a 5k?

 

This was a spur of the moment race as it was nearby and I was looking for a bit of redemption from the 10k the weekend before.  The race was early in the morning, but it was already 82 degrees and very humid.

 

Got out to a fast start and started looking for people to pace off of.  I found someone running in the 7:45 range and found I was able to stick right behind him somewhat comfortably.  I found his steady effort to really help me keep the speed higher.  Stayed with him until right after mile 2, when I felt him slowing.  I checked my watch and saw the pace falling, then I accelerated away from him.  By mile 2.5 I had reaccelerated back to the 7:45 pace and then was able to increase the pace all the way to the line.  By the end of the race, I had put 48 seconds on my early pacer.

 

My finish time was 23:30 with an average pace of 7:35/mile.  This was my best 5k of the year by a big margin and a massive 4:35 improvement from my first 5k in March.

 

Splits:

Mile 1        7:36

Mile 2        7:51

Mile 3        7:47

Mile 3.12    6:38

 

I finished 37/98 (top 37%) overall and 7/12 (top 58%) in the men 30-39 division.  Given that it was a running only event, I was pleased with my overall standings and particularly my time.  Now I need to work on putting some of this speed to use in my triathlon races.