This morning in the miserable cold and rain, I did my first race (and run!) since the Boston Marathon. I did the NYRR 4 Mile in soggy Central Park in 26:19 (6:35s). For me, that’s incredible!
My splits were really astounding. You can check them out via the Details link in the unofficial Garmin results below:
According to Garmin, my first mile was faster than any mile I’d run this year. Then, I topped that in the next mile! Amazing that this happened after running the Boston Marathon. I ran 6:31 … then 6:23! … then the slowest part, 6:52 … finishing up with another 6:23!
Overall, my body held up. I felt fully recovered from Boston, probably by some time yesterday, and stairs are no longer an obstacle. I was most concerned for this race about my ankle areas, where my capsules seemingly bulge a bit and pinch toward the beginnings of races, sending me suddenly nearly to the ground. But not a thing in my body hindered me for this race. I seem to think that running Boston with its hills actually helped this race!
Elizabeth ran this race as well, and she also did incredibly, running 6:48s for a 27:09 finish. And she also ended up placing 10th in her age group!! I think that is just damn sweet! She texted me, “Well I have a great coach!,” which was really nice to say to me.