run race 29:49 [5] 5.0 km (5:58 / km) +60m 5:38 / km
ahr:170
Corporate Challenge 5K. I'm not fond of road running (this was my 4th 5k ever; last one was 5 years ago) but I felt I should do my part for the company. The Shawnee Mission park course has two long hills: one in the middle and one at the end. I had run the course a few times in the last few weeks and I had determined the best HR for me to maintain throughout.
Of course, I started too hard; lots of adrenaline and lots of other people. And my HR was almost always higher than I planned. But I ran the whole way (a first) and pushed hard at the end when I saw I had a chance to break 30 minutes.
Splits (mile 1, 2, finish): 8:20, 10:15, 11:14