My goal today in the Northern Exposure 10k in the City of North Las Vegas was to break 50 minutes. I was chatting with my friend Lindsey Sheer when the gun went off. So I forgot to start my watch. I don't know what my split times were but I felt pretty good.
Lindsey, 28, who had beat me by 34 seconds in a 5k five weeks ago, jumped out to a fast start. I trailed until I passed her after MM1. Going up a steep hill after MM2 she passed me. I went by her again about MM3. As we turned downhill I thought I was putting her away but as we went by a school just before MM5 she took the lead for good. I told her it was a school zone and she was supposed to slow down but she ignored me.
She beat me by 15 seconds in 48:03. Her fastest 10k ever. I also improved dramatically to finish in 48:18. That's an improvement of 5 minutes in 2 months. My yoga teacher Kim finished in 1:03. She still can dance and bend better than me. There were cash prizes that brought out the top runners. I was 65th overall in a field of more than 200 runners, 7th in my age group. I'm still satisfied with the results. Now if I could only beat Lindsey some day.
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Stalk Lindsey until the finish line is in sight,then pass her with authority.
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