Ran 17:02 yesterday at the Broomfield Turkey Trot. 6th overall, 1st master. Results here. Their "clock time/chip time" distinction is wonky. I had 17:01 clock time on my watch.
Brother lives in Arvada, and we were in town for the holiday. Sister-in-law suggested the Turkey Trot, so three of us ran it.
Thought I was in sub-17 shape at altitude, but I couldn’t quite get there. Course started downhill and then worked its way back up. Started in 5:20 and then just couldn’t quite sustain the pace on the gradual uphill back to the start. Course was a smidge short, too. 3.07 by my watch.
I keyed my race off a guy that passed me just short of the mile. He had some gray hair, so I figured (correctly) that he was in my age group. So I just sat on him with the intention of trying to outkick him at the end. Everything went perfectly when I passed him on the last straightway--and then he went to the left to run his second loop of the 10k.
My wife ran 25:20, which is a PR for her. That was the result of 7 weeks of 4-days a week training (including one threshold session per week). She could totally be in the 22s or maybe faster if she cared, but she’s more into yoga than running.
Fun to get out and race with family. I’m 46 now, but I still feel like I’m improving, albeit marginally.
