Rockstar 8k - Sunday April 10, 2011

I decided to run a short(er) road race last weekend as a fitness check two weeks after the National Marathon. This was a small, fun race run by Potomac River Running Co. I had never run a road 8k (or 10k, for that matter), so I didn't have a solid goal time. I figured that I could probably run at a sub-6 min/mile pace, so I decided anything under 30 minutes would be great. Initially, I hoped to hold a 5:30/mile pace, but the course was pretty hilly - about 400' of elevation gain over 5 miles.

I finished in 29:17, a 5:54/mile pace. This time was good enough for 4th place overall and 1st place in the M18-24 category. Not a bad way to begin the day.

This was taken at the finish. Looks like I'm hovering...