Brisbane 10k
Brisbane 10km This morning I ran a 10 kilometre race here in Brisbane as part of this year’s overall running season. I only had a month to train for it, as it came four weeks after my half marathon on the Gold Coast.
The goal for the 10k race was to work on increasing speed. My friend Ken and I had gotten into a bit of a training glut — well, not a glut, but at least a routine — with our “fast” runs not much faster than our long runs. The 10k was an attempt to pick up the pace a bit.
Although the weather has been cool here the last few weeks, this weekend was quite warm, and the temperature during the race was 19C at 8:30 in the morning, the hottest it’s been in several months of running. The course was also a bit hilly, with two bridges to cross and some intermediate hills along the way.
My final time was 44:33, nearly four minutes faster than last year’s Twilight 10k run, which lead to an overall placing of 58th out 862, and 17th out of 125 in my age category (M 30-34). I’m fairly happy with the result, though I’m confident I can improve that time in the future.
For now, though, that PB will have to stand. For the rest of the year, I will be switching back to distance running in preparation for the Goofy race in January.
