Edinburg All America 10k - Race Recap

Good Race Bad Tactics!

Recap –

Roommate – Ethiopian 

Tefera,Demesse  and met the eventual overall female winner that night Alene Shewarge SHE SPEAKS SPANISH and very good! I had the pleasure of chatting that night with her in Spanish. Alene spoke better Spanish than me! Yea I know. She was talking to Tefera the night before and I got introduced to her real nice lady and gentleman.

* Key Note * Tefera asked me if I get massages and I told him NEVER! He said it is very essential to get a massage 1 time a week. Another note 2000 x 5 in 5:45 to 6 with 2 min rest is real good for 10k running.

Slept at 11:00pm and woke up at 7 am, left the hotel at 8:45am to the race in a bus full of elites, intimidating as all of them were foreign runners. We arrived at theEdinburg Park  close to 9:20 am and walked our way to the starting line about a mile off.  Warmed up 2 miles and did a couple of stretches and just kept an eye out. Said hi and chatted Zoila Gomez the U.S. winner 35:18 and talked to Westly Keating before the race 29:38. Then got into my race ritual and what not.

National Anthem and Gun

Mile 1 – The top 10 athletes took off in 4:25 believe it or not! Ha! I was already behind as I ran a 4:53 and trailed by 1 block already.

Mile 2 – I  continue to press the pace since everyone in the front of was pressing I Clicked at 5:02 by far one of my fastest 2 miles ever I usually cross around 10:11-. I was determined to go after it.

Mile 3 – End up passing David Rodriguez in this mile and just kept with it I ran a 5:08 a 15:03 for three miles. I was doing good and but I was in no mans land and it was hard to get motivated and move up.

Mile 4 – I got spat into half marathon pace 5:23 I never saw my watch till mile 5 but I guess I should have paid attention to my watch at one point since I was doing good and then thrown to a comfort zone.

Mile 5 – Another half marathon pace 5:24 and not a reason to get out of this comfort zone, I was throwing surges with David Rodriguez to leave him behind, I guess I just no reason to move up since it was a big gap between me and 14^th place.

Mile 6 – Ran a 5:19 mile

This is through Garmin 6 miles in 31:09 and .2  1:36 = 32:45

My goal for this race was to run sub 31:00 and I ran the first 3 miles unusually out of my league, I always run around 5:06 for the first mile, but I wanted to try something new and it didn’t worked out. It’s ok as I have not done any kind of 10k,5k work. I’ll resume training for the marathon in L.A..  These races have not taken a lot out of me they have made me realized that the marathon pace is easier than what I think it is. I want to thank Wally’s Bicycle’s for the Singlet and Shades. Thanks to David Chavana an A+ race director. This one is out the door and on to the next one! Pictures later

Btw I chatted with Melisa Christian after the race a real nice runner! J She is running Boston and runs under Brooks.

Left to the hotel around 1:00pm and headed to Laredo, Texas. Tomorrow morning I’m going to run with Mary Ayor 37:00 10k runner.

So I take it as a workout day

 2 miles easy

3 @ vo2max

3 @ half marathon

2 easy!

Ha! A good workout!  

Where's Benny? lol