This Sunday, 17 July 2011, I ran the 10km at the ‘Run Melbourne’ event. This was my first 10 km race and I was aiming for a sub 55 min time. But I finished in 57 min. The winning time was 32min 17sec. Following was my time split –
2.5 km – 13min 33sec
5.0 km – 27min 24sec
7.5 km – 42min 36sec
10 km – 57min
As can be seen in the time splits, the 2nd half was much slower than the first. That’s because I started having breathing problems and my chest started to hurt on the right side below the ribs after the 6km mark. I had to slow down to stretch and regulate my breathing before I could start again.
Just spoke to a colleague at work. He said that that this can be fixed while running by breathing in and breathing out when your left foot strikes the ground. Need to keep that tip in mind.
I was pretty happy that the left knee pain and right leg shin-splints that I have been suffering from did not bother me :) Looks like the physio sessions have helped.
Quick shout-out to Aditi for getting up early in the morning and driving me to the race and for supporting and encouraging me. Love you.
Photos to come soon.
