Citizens Queenss 10k

Raw Notes

Pre-race

• Woke up at 6
• pooped
• subway to flushing meadows
• knees hurty all week so I was nervous
• same spot as the half, turns out I was not being paranoid (weak gloots)
• had another maurten bar, they are very sweet
• sunscreen + warmup
• corrals had collapsed before we even got there, so almost no waiting

Race

• first mile real slow since it was crowded
• water first few water stations, dumped on neck
• felt warmed up ~2, no real knee problems
• felt a little harder around 3-4 but we were picking up the pace slightly
• lots of shade and breeze throughout, some sunny spots but they were manageable
• sent it the last mile, lost some wind around 5.5 but got through it
• there were some random uphill ramps when crossing over, but otherwise very flat
• that last part felt long
• chest starting hurting again, I think this is beacuse of overexertion in the heat
• finished with a good effort

Post-race

• Flushing
• knee started to really hurt after a few hours

Reflections

• race experience is good
• you know what "rough patches" are normal and what you can work through
• I am slightly more heat acclimated than I was at the half, excited to train through the summer
• my knee sucks, I am starting strength training with less volume for a few weeks