1/2-hour run Zwickau (4th run of the series 2010): 8950m (1st place)

August 12, 2010

Yesterday I tested my shape in a local competition. In 30 minutes I covered 8.950m on a dirt track. The aim was to run at least 9km, which would be around marathon pace. Now it was 50m below this minimum aim and I’m not happy about that.

Weather conditions were pretty ok (temperatures around 23°C, some sun+clouds but some wind). The legs were tired already after some 2-3 kilometers, so it was getting tougher to hold the 3:20-3:22min/km pace.

The positive thing about the test is, that it was my best result in the 1/2h-run series this year and that I know I can run faster with fresh legs. However, for now it’s still braking down the system, i.e. fresh legs won’t be there.