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turkey trot

November Race Goals

November 3, 2011 by Kristy 13 Comments

I have 2 races scheduled so far in November:  a 12K on 11/12 and the Philly HM on 11/20.  I’m mulling over running this Turkey Trot for fun on Thanksgiving Day.  And I’m scoping out a low-key 5K in early December.  Low-key = not many fast runners, so I have a chance to place in my AG.  I have no shame.

Back to the 12K and HM.  The only reliable, recent race time I have is my 1:19 finish at the Cherry Blossom 10-Miler in April.  Since the 12K is a little under 10 miles (7.45) and the HM a little over, this should be a good predictor.  And…bonus, I know my speed has improved since April 🙂

My goal for the 12K is to start just under 8:00 pace and drop it down from there.  I know I’ll be hating life early on from oxygen deprivation.  I don’t want to be too balls-to-the-wall about my pace in the beginning cause I’ll just end up crashing.  It’s an interesting distance, 7.45 miles. It’ll be a PR regardless of time since the 12K distance is new to me.

For the HM, I want a sub-1:45.  I won’t be happy with anything in the 1:45 range.  Plain and simple!

I’m itching to race again but also dreading these races at the same time.  The way I see it, there are essentially 2 types of race day pain:  the marathon pain (my-legs-hurt-I-can’t-go-another-step-please-make-this-stop) and oxygen deprivation/lung pain.  Personally, I’ll take marathon pain any day.  I hate when my lungs are screaming and I’m in that “no talk” zone.  Case and point why I would rather run 20 miles over a 5K.

Any November races?  I know many of you are doing the Philly HM or Marathon!  I hope to see you there!

Which race day pain do you prefer:  marathon pain or oxygen deprivation/lung pain?

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