On Saturday May 17th I ran the 10th anniversary Run! Ballantyne 10k/5k race. It was my second year participating, although last year I only ran the 5k while pushing Mason.
Over 2,000 runners participated in the local YMCA race (both 5k and 10k), with over 600 10k finishers.
I left Ryan and Mason at home and left our house around 7am for the race. By the time I parked I had less than 5 minutes to get to the start line. It was a chilly morning in Charlotte (about 48 degrees) so I wore my hot pink Pro Compression socks, shorts, and a long sleeve Nike shirt.
I started off too fast and finished mile 1 in 7:12 minutes. I tried to slow down and get into a groove but was still too fast and finished mile 2 in 7:30 minutes.
The 10k race is basically the same 5k course, ran twice. It's not very exciting in the least bit. It's a bit hilly with a noticeable incline between miles 2-3 (4-5). I think it finally caught up to me by mile 3 where I finished with a pace of 7:51 minutes.
I had gone into the race wanting to finish in 50 minutes. The crowd support was great at the halfway mark and gave me a little boost. I finished mile 4 in 7:41 minutes. By this point I knew I could pump out 2.2 more miles and head home. Mile 5 was done in 7:49 minute pace. I finished the race with a nice kick at the end and had my 3rd fastest mile of the race, 7:42 minutes.
Official time was 47:44 minutes (garmin watch had 6.27 miles as distance ran)
The timing company, Jones Racing Company, had live results on their website and after looking myself up I saw I was 6th in my division. I texted Ryan and let him know I wouldn't be staying for the awards ceremony and would head home.
I'm glad that I looked up the official results because I just noticed I placed 3rd! I must add that the girls in my age group are damn fast.
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FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 34
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Place | Bib | Age | Name | City/State | ChipTime | Pace | GunTime | DQ |
1. | 622 | 31 | Alyson Vaughan | Charlotte NC | 46:51 | 7:33 | 46:58 | |
2. | 46 | 32 | Amanda Saari | Charlotte NC | 47:13 | 7:36 | 47:23 | |
3. | 334 | 32 | Jessica Chalmers | Charlotte NC | 47:44 | 7:41 | 47:48 | | | | | | |