Today was the 38th annual Jones Group Realtors 10 Mile road race. This race is affectionately referred to as DH Jones for those of us who remember it from the 1980s. Back then my target was always to try to break an hour. I came close a couple of times, but never was able to break that barrier. Usually after the race, my friends and I ended up with the "DH Jones Shuffle". It was an unusual walk that resulted from the unrelenting uphills and downhills of the course.
Today was the second time running it in the last three years. Unfortunately, my work interferes with a few of my weekends, and I missed it last year.
Today, I was running with Chris, a friend from work, and he & I established a goal of 90 minutes. We usually train at about 9:30-10:00 per mile, so we figure 9:00 pace would be a good challenge. It certainly was, especially with the hills. My unofficial results were 1:30:08 (10.03 miles). this was measured with my garmin, and gives us a 8:59 pace. WooHoo!! Of course the timing was not 100 percent accurate. Chip timing was used, but only to mark your finish. My official time was 1:30:25 for a 9:03 pace. Sounds about right, around 15 seconds to cross the start line.
Our friends at
Locally Run were there again to provide pictures of all the runners. The website is a great source of running information for the Western Mass runner.
Here's Chris (114) & I (273) as we are about 1/2 mile from the finish line... it's all downhill from here!
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