Race for the Bacon 10K
only in Wisconsin will you find a mashup of bacon, beer and running on a weeknight. the Race for the Bacon is a 5K/10K event held entirely within the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. there are some great race recaps posted online that do a nice job describing the event including Runners lap up the Race for the Bacon and I raced for bacon and beer.
what i want to highlight is the race t-shirt. my opinion is that too often very little thought (or effort) goes into an event t-shirt and subsequently i normally reserve the majority of them for wearing while doing chores around the house. however, this shirt will be the exception to that rule for the foreseeable future. great job on the design as well as the shirt itself!
the 5K and 10K started at the same time and i was cautious with my early pace to avoid a “jackrabbit” start. i settled into a solid rhythm with tunes blaring in my ears and cruised along for the first three miles of the race. there was brief a point in time after the 4 mile mark that i was (unknowingly) rolling in 2nd place overall with 3rd & 4th hot on my tail. regrettably, shortly thereafter was when a dreaded side stitch emerged. in the fifth mile, i got passed by two guys and i was fading badly. the stitch eventually gave way and i was able take advantage of the final downhill grade into the finish line.
after looking at my mile splits and replaying the scenario in my head (more than) a few times i’ve come to the conclusion that i wouldn’t change the decisions i made. admittedly, going out a little more conservative may have helped me in the second half of the race but i still feel that i should have been able to maintain the early pace. regardless, for motivational purposes it’s good to have a bit of unfinished business to attend to.
Finish: 39:30
Overall: 4/137
M35-39: 1/9
Splits
1M – 6:08
2M – 6:13 (12:21)
3M – 6:11 (18:32)
4M – 6:32 (25:04)
5M – 6:40 (31:44)
6M – 6:54 (38:38)
.2M – 0:52 (39:30)
Recent Training
6/4 – 5 miles
6/5 – 7 miles
6/6 – 7 miles
6/7 – 10 miles
6/8 – 8.5 miles
6/9 – 9 miles
6/10 – 13 miles <-- found $2 in the road
6/11 - 5 miles
6/12 - 9 miles
6/13 - 5 miles
6/14 - 2 mile warm up, 10K race, 1.25 mile cool down
6/15 - 5 miles
MTD – 108.75 miles (14/15 days)
YTD – 1,007 miles (145/165 days)
Odometer – 33,732 miles