{UPDATE} Official Result: 49:45 75 / 250 Overall 5 / 28 Age Group
[For those just tuning in, I ran the TrailBlazer 10k this morning.]
This is almost exactly an 8:00 pace, so new PR! Last years time was 52:09.
Just for comparison, my niece and nephew ran the Boulder Bolder 10k and got these times vs me:
Oscar (age 15) 45:04.94 (7:15) Age graded: 41:46 (6:43) [UPDATE: Oscar ran a 18:44 5k!] Me (age 53) 49:45 (8:00.7) Age graded: 42:28 (6:50) Ursula (age 17) 46:18.85 (7:27) Age graded: 44:18 (7:07)
[Age grading scales your time based on world records for your age and sex to that of a 25 yr old male.]
So not bad, not bad at all..8)
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It was NOT a really cool morning. Temp at the start (8:30am) was already 62, and by the finish climbing quickly toward 70's, with no breeze and bright sun.
This year I did my new trick of just chugging a small bottle of water a few minutes before the start and for a race this short, not bothering to take any water until after the finish. Saved me a few seconds mucking about at water stops.
Here's my pacing graph