Need for Speed 5k

I  signed up earlier this summer for Big River Running's summer speed work. I didn't know what to expect because this was my first time doing speed work, but I really enjoyed it!  I was been able to make most of the workouts, but skipped the last two sessions because of the stupid heat (100+ degree temps).

Big River Running puts on the Need for Speed 5k to see how much we've improved from the summer speed work. When I signed up, I didn't realize it was a Friday night. I've never raced in the evening, and you never know what you're going to get temperature wise on a July evening. Anyways, the weather turned out to be better than it had been, but it was still warm. 

I thought this race was tough. Probably because of the time and I was sort of hungry... the weather was also a factor. The first mile was lovely... all downhill. I ran a 7:31. It didn't feel that bad... but I knew I wouldn't be able to hold that pace. I ran an 8:20 pace on the second mile. Yup, sounds about right. The third mile was tough (9:42). Most of it was uphill and I was feeling kind of dizzy. 

I didn't hit a PR, in fact, I was far from it. I finished in 26:30.