This morning I ran one of my fastest races ever (my fastest 4M, though I have a faster 5M and 3M). I wasn’t trying to push my pace, but just went out relatively strong and was able to keep it up. I felt good throughout pretty much the whole race. I’m not sure how much I should credit the pre-race warm-up run, which was more than a mile, but that definitely worked out the kinks and is probably something worth trying again.
MapMyRun.com – Race: NYRR Run for the Parks on 04/18/2010.
Time: 32:53
Distance: 4.0 miles
Pace: 8:13/mi
Splits
Mile 1: 8:29
Mile 2: 8:04
Mile 3: 8:24
Mile 4: 7:56