25 DAYS TO GO
(Posted 2016-02-17 14:05:56 by corey_reichle)

25 days to go until the Buffalo Shamrock Run [
http://buffaloshamrockrun.com/index.html ]. The Shamrock run is a rather
challenging 8K held every year.

I've not run the course itself yet (Got to do that), but from knowing the
roads, it's a much more challenging race than the Buffalo YMCA Turkey Trot
[ http://www.coreyreichle.com/2015/11/27/turkey-trot-2015-race-report/ ] (A
touch over 8K). So, the real challenge for me is to PR my 8K time.

The course has a number of "hills" which are really overpasses (4).  Each
one is rather steep, but thankfully, under 1/5 mile each, which of course
have an equitable downhill for each as well.  But, aside from the
overpasses, it's generally flat, so I should be able to make up time.

It's also a smaller race than the Turkey Trot.  Turkey Trot had 13,000
runners.  Shamrock Run tops at 6,000 runners.  And, I've gotten fair
warning corrals are like the Turkey Trot, so I know to disregard pacing
flags, and just line up in front.

So, I'm looking to best a 55:54 gun time, and a 47:54 net time.  I think
I've got it, as my last 5.25 mile run was 50 minutes.  After this race,
I'll be grabbing a Shamrock Shake, then doing some 5K races over the next
few months, and then a half marathon in October.

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