It wasn't a marathon, but today's Komen Race for the Cure (an excellent cause by the way) in Pittsburgh was a great way to get back into race mode and experience some success.
I truly didn't go out there to "race", but after a smart start in the first 3/4 miles I felt good enough to push it a bit. Despite being a very difficult course (as far as 5k's go), I found myself in a zone I hadn't been in during a race since Philadelphia. I wish I could bottle up how to get that feeling during a race for the future, but I rode it today.
After hitting a 6:56 and then 7:03 split (toughest part of the course), I finished off with a 6:16 3rd mile and then 0:25 for the final tenth of a mile. Crossing the line in 20:41 placed me 102nd overall out of 2,222 runners. In my age group I finished 7th of 109 runners. All in all a great day.
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