Time of day 7:00 AM
Distance 26.22 mi
Shoe Adizero 3.51.1 (Bl/rd)
WUCD Shoe Adizero 3.51.1 (Bl/rd)
Distance WU/CD 3.00 mi
Comments Painful debut. hit the first 5K around 17:30 and never found a comfortable stride. The first half really shook me up, much more difficult than I had expected. Mile 7-8 in west Philly was a decent climb into fairmount park with another steep rise. Hit halfway at 1:18 and was truly hurting. I was hoping to be at 1:16 feeling slightly better, but the rest was just a gut check, struggling to hold on and constantly re convincing myself to keep moving. The time shows I didn't slow too much but the second half was considerably easier. Hamstrings were locking up by 17. The initial goal of running around 2:33 was lost, but was able to latch onto 6:30 miles for the remaining 4 miles before deliriously crossing the finish line. Ill take the time as a debut despite my mental weakness today. Was sure sub 6 min pace was in the bag. Pain...
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