Ron Daws 25K 2008 report

This is a very low-key road race with a fee of $4 and a cap of 170 runners. My first time running it was this morning. The weather was excellent. 40 degrees at the start, light breeze, and mostly sunny. I understand last year it was 20 degrees and windy... Brrrr.

I met a few friends there. Jim and I had a plan to finish in just under 2 hours. Hopefully with a 7:43 average pace. We started out just a little fast, mile two was way too fast, and we thought we would finish a little ahead as we were averaging 7:30s for the first several miles. My average pace was 7:32 and although I am a bit tired now (7 hours later) I think it is an indicator that I should do well in the Fargo Marathon in 6 weeks.

Here are my mile splits. Like most races measured in Kilometers, the last one is screwy. My 6:17 pace is correct for the final 0.53 miles. I kicked it into high gear for the finish!

1 7:46
2 6:59
3 7:36
4 7:44
5 7:19
6 7:41
7 7:28
8 8:01
9 7:57
10 7:03
11 7:17
12 7:43
13 7:43
14 8:01
15 7:22
15.53 3:20 (0.53 miles at 6:17 pace)

time: 1:57:05 (according to my watch)

Overall a great race today. I really enjoyed running it.

--Mark