55:25/8:57 PR
This morning was the Charlottesville Fall Classic 10k, a race run by the Charlottesville Running Company. I went into the race with a primary goal of beating my previous 10k best – 1:00:01 at Zooma Annapolis – and a secondary goal of sub-57:00. I planned to run 9:30 min/miles and then go all out the last 1.2 miles.
Despite the fact that weather.com was calling for rain, we got only a light drizzle before the start time. Though there were puddles along the course, we stayed dry through the finish, …