Waking up Saturday morning i was pleased that my knee did not hurt terribly badly. I had been taking it very easy, skipped playing golf as was the plan before the knee happened, and had been on a steady diet of Naproxen and Ibuprofren Unfortunately, my sciatica had fired up however, and my rear end was killing me. The good news is, once i start get running, usually the sciatica seems to calm down, its just when i stop it starts to hurt again.
I got my shower in, and headed down to Cincinnati about 630, arriving downtown about an hour before the 10K was scheduled to go off.
Found a parking garage within five blocks of the start line, and walked down to the start. My plan was to go slow and slower. I wasn't in this race to win any land speed records, simply just to finish and not kill myself before the 5K in 2 hours and the Marathon in 22 hours.
This was my first time running any of the Saturday races at the pig, and I do have to say, it was pretty enjoyable. Cincinnati does a really good job with their races, each one i ran this year was a lot of fun and well supported.
I milled around the Great American Ballpark for the hour until about five minutes before the race went off, and then found myself a spot in the back of the corral.
Mile 1 - 11:08
This was a zoo, and i also stopped to use a porta john on this mile.
Mile 2 - 9:45
Mile 3 - 9:45
Looking back on this, i'm surprised how consistent miles 2 and 3 were, especially because i decided i was going to run and take photos as i was running. Taking photos was a pain in the butt, not something i would enjoy doing in a longer race like a half or full, but for the 10K it was a good way to keep me engaged.
Mile 4 - 9:41
Mile 5 - 9:27
Mile 6 - 9:27
Again, really surprised how consistent i was in miles 5 and 6. It makes sense, a number of years ago i ran a "Guess your finishing time" race in Norfolk, which involves not wearing a timing device, when you came to the finish line the clock was turned around, and the winner is chosen by the differential between your finish time and your guessed finish time. I finished third in this race, with a differential of 4 seconds. When i'm well trained, I have found i have a great ability to pace myself, but i would hardly call myself well trained for any of these races.
Chute - 1:57
Total - 1:01:11
Certainly not the quickest 10K i've ever run, but i survived and didn't go too hard. I felt pretty confident going into the 5K after this run.
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