On saturday morning I ran the East Ave Grocery Run 10k in 49:19. I believe that this is my second fastest 10k run ever, coming just behind my PR from 2015. Just two weeks after a very quick 5k, I have been feeling extremely good about my running lately.
My plan coming into the race was to run 8 minute miles. My first mile was quicker at 7:48, and I didn’t slow down too much over the course of the run, averaging a 7:56 per mile pace over the ten kilometers.
The weather was a bit cool, but a perfect day for running. The course was a mixture of roads and paved river trail that did a good job of showing off the city and didn’t have too many hills.
This will probably be my final race until the Buffalo Turkey Trot on the morning of Thanksgiving.