It was an OK run. I was both disappointed and satisfied. It's important to eat correctly and sleep well before a race. No excuses, but those factors had an effect on me today. I think I didn't wait long enough after breakfast before running. I'm usually in best for about 2 hours after eating but today I felt heavy.

I am satisfied because I tried my hardest and finished with a 6:33 min./mi. pace. I was hoping to go under 40 minutes but clocked in at 40:37. This is a case of how much you can hurt your body running alone versus racing against others in a group. It's sort of like Lance Armstrong versus Ivan Basso in the 2004 Tour de France. Basso could hang with Armstrong in the mountains but he was crushed in the individual time trials. In my case, I'd guess I'm probably somewhere in between in terms of being able to perform just by the clock.

After finishing the race I realized two more things: I could have used a virtual partner on my Forerunner that will actually tell you how far in front or behind you are of a prespecified pace. Also, there is an auto-record lap feature that would have been helpful in reviewing exactly how fast I ran each mile. I'll try one or both features next time I do fast runs, but won't do it in the marathon because it'll be distracting and it's also important I think to start out a little slower.

Total: 10k Race (6.2mi) (self-administered); 40:37 (6:33 min./mi. pace); 714 cal.; 145 lb.