10K, tune-up race #3
Today, a third tune-up race, a 6K in Schoonhoven.
The race
The race was a 6K on the dyke in Schoonhoven which means catching a lot of wind if there's wind. And wind there was...
Athletics Club Avantri
Afterwards
Avantri turned out to be a very nice club. The weather, however, wasn't really. There was a lot of wind, even to 49km/h in the region of the race. As the race was on a dyke, this was really tough.
I was planning to do this race as a test on pace 3:25, but I had to abandon that plan after a kilometer with full headwind and I dropped to 3:35. I managed to complete the race around that pace, finishing first in 21:30, but I feel the test has failed. I must be realistic though, as all times this year were much lower than last year due to the wind. (Some tips for running with wind can be found here.)
One other thing that didn't help was doing a 12K run yesterday, as I could definitely feel my upper legs were tired. And another thing that bugs me still is I still feel something in a tendon in my right foot. It seems to be less problematic than yesterday, though.
Maybe I should just be happy having run and won the the race...
Together with Julien and Jeffrey at the Avantri track
Afterwards, I ran 10K to cool down and get some miles in, because I feel 6K (and 3K warming-up) aren't much for a distance runner.
Race data and results
If you want to see the race, check it out on Garmin or on Strava. The official results can be found on Uitslagen.nl.