Last night's run was the first in this year's weekly series hosted by Empire One Running Club (EORC). EORC hosts two different weekly series, as well as several other races during the year. The Thursday night races take place at Ashley Reservoir in Holyoke, MA. The Res makes for a very scenic run, and it's used for many of my easier training runs. Mostly flat, part in the woods, and part along the water. Usually, you'll see Canada Geese around the Res, and they keep to themselves except when they're protecting their young.
My training for the 5K was supposed to be a "tempo" run, and my training plan sugested a 9 minute pace. Well, that went out the window in the first mile (which I ran in 8:25). The best part was that I didn't feel like I was pushing. So, I kept at a comfortable pace, and ran 8:15 for each of the next two miles.
I ran harder than I wanted, but I'm still feeling good. Note to self... no more running races if I want to run easy.
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