the great race recap.

This was my first Great Race, and i couldnt be happier with my experience. This course a 10k, its on the fast side, because you loss a few hundred feet of elevation. It still has its challenges. you start off on a good climb from Frick park to Sq.Hill, then the course goes downhill into Oakland. On my way down forbes around cmu, i felt a pinch on the elbow, it was my friend jeni. She is good runner and didnt take long before she was out of my sights. At that point i was feeling really good. i was running the race with my cousin jordan. We both had a goal of 10 min miles. We are very large men. He estimated his weight at 263 on race day. And i was at 254. He is a mountain of muscles, very, very strong. I smoked him in the first 10 k i ever ran, it was also my first race ever. It was the week before the pgh marathon, on the montour trail. That being said i knew he was coming for vengence, we are super competitive with each other. At mile 2 i increased the pace. Jordan kept me from running to fast and i would be thanking him later. We came out of Oakland and a band playing on the side of the road started into "happy". And i was...until we turned the corner and the music faded and i seen a sea of color, climbing a huge hill, up the BLVD of the Allies past Duquesne University. This is when i learned a valuable lesson on energy management. After the climb i was spent. I had used up all the reserves.i was running on fumes. As we got into the city i got a burst of adrenaline and picked up the pace, jordan pushed hard and i couldnt keep his pace. I finished with a 1:01.15. my goal was 10 min miles i ran, 9:51 miles. I did really good i think. I didnt respect  this race and train proper for it. most of the last 2 months ive half assed training. But thats all over. Next up, the 10 miler.