Palgrave Terry Fox Run 10K - always nice to be part of this community event.
It was BazingaDog's first "race". He still can't be trusted off-leash so 'Bent used the canicross harness, which also meant that 'Bent was tow-assisted - except when BazingaDog chose to go in a direction other than forward, which happened a lot. They also stopped for 5 doggie bathroom breaks and a swim and still finished 10K in 44 minutes. Grrr. They were 3rd to cross the line with Goose alongside.
I felt like I started out at a decent pace and faded badly but the Ambit says my 5K splits were only a minute apart so it was just the perceived effort. After the 5K turnaround, it felt like really hard work! Although I feel OK day-to-day, I need to remember that it's only been two weeks since a 95 km mountain run in a different time zone, and my body can't possibly be back to normal.
Nice to see that I'm ready to run a 10K race on rail trail with a 21 m elevation gain. Now I just need to add 158 more kilometers and 9579 meters more elevation gain on technical trail, and I can claim the coveted UTMB finisher's vest. :)
Great to hang out with Caron, Tim, the full Doughty clan, Susan and other Caledon friends.