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AOK Frühlingslauf, almost 10k, SRL #4, 2nd in F40

This was quite a change in scenery from last weekend, much warmer, 16°C, so I was a bit concerned about adapting to the 'heat'. The first 2 km were still okay but then I started to feel it when I no longer faced a head wind. My head got hot and I had to slow down. The group I was running with left me, in it several people I knew, Hands Albert, Uwe, Julia, Christiane, Sylvia, Liane. I played it safe and tried to keep a constant effort level but it felt really hard, my legs were heavy and my head felt hot. Once I got back out into the wind, it cost more energy but it also cooled me down so I was feeling a little better. At halfway, I thought that I could probably finish it but slower than planned and I tried to be okay with that. Then I noticed that a lot of people were slowing down and I caught up with them. I ran behind them for a while until I felt that I could run a bit harder. So I made a move and began overtaking them one by one after about 4 miles. The last lap was a battle but I managed to keep up the pace and even accelerate in the final 400 m because I heard several people coming after me. It all came down to a sprint finish that I won by a second. I think I've become a faster finisher since last year ☺️

1) 0.62mi - 4:20(6:58/mi) 159/167bpm [1108b/mi] 45cal
2) 0.62mi - 4:26(7:09/mi) 165/168bpm [1178b/mi] 48cal
3) 0.62mi - 4:35(7:22/mi) 167/169bpm [1230b/mi] 50cal
4) 0.62mi - 4:36(7:25/mi) 167/170bpm [1238b/mi] 49cal
5) 0.62mi - 4:38(7:27/mi) 166/169bpm [1238b/mi] 50cal
6) 0.62mi - 4:35(7:23/mi) 168/170bpm [1239b/mi] 50cal
7) 0.62mi - 4:33(7:20/mi) 170/173bpm [1246b/mi] 51cal
8) 0.62mi - 4:35(7:22/mi) 171/176bpm [1261b/mi] 51cal
9) 0.62mi - 4:38(7:27/mi) 170/173bpm [1267b/mi] 51cal
10) 0.47mi - 3:15(6:53/mi) 172/175bpm [1183b/mi] 36cal