At the last minute, I signed up for the Scripps Ranch Old Pros 4th of July 10K race. I have completed this race a few times in past years, but I kind of forgot about it with all the training for Vineman. It is a fast and fun race around Lake Miramar and they open the path across the dam for this event. Ever since 9/11/2001, the dam is off limits, so it is a treat to be able to complete the full five mile circuit around the lake.
Being that running isn’t my strongest activity and that I have been suffering quite a bit with the long runs, I didn’t expect to do anything special on this run. In the past, I tended to average the 10K in about 66 minutes or about a 10:40/mi pace. But on this race I was feeling pretty good and I paced myself with some slightly faster runners. The end result was that I maintained a 9:33/mi pace and completed the 10K in 59:53 — my first time completing a 10K under an hour! It was great to set a new PR!
