Benjamin and I finished the the second race of the Austin Distance Challenge (ADC) today. This one was the Girl Scouts-Lone Star Council’s Scenic 10 Miler which replaced the Pervasive 10 Miler from last year. The weather was cold which wouldn’t have been so bad except there was a 15 to 20mph head wind at the start of the race. The wind died down a bit when the sun came up but when we finished running the temprature was still only 51 degrees.
Don’t let the name fool you, the “Scenic” 10 Miler was 100% not scenic although we can both attest to the 10 Miler part. The course this year was on the new Toll 1 and Toll 45 roads. Yes, on the not-yet-opened roads themselves. The start of the race was between where Toll 1 crosses Wells Branch Parkway and where it crosses Shoreline Drive. The race went up Toll 1, on the flyover to Toll 45, across IH-35 and to near the Sears Telecenter, then we turned around and ran back the same way. Yes, it was an out-and-back which B and I both despise. Everything was fine until we got to mile 3 when the lead runners started heading back. Even that wasn’t too bad ’cause B and I both know that we’re not professional runners but it all went downhill from there when we started to see a bulk of people around mile 4 on their way back. The only two redeeming qualities about the route were 1) when you got to mile 5 you could see that you weren’t at the very end of the pack and 2) you didn’t have to dodge any traffic. Speaking of traffic, they had to delay the start of the race by 15 minutes (while we were stuck in the cold wind waiting) because parking was so bad. In fact, it reminded us of the parking before the Decker last year. Overall, I have to give the “Scenic” 10 Miler a ‘C’.
On the flip side, B and I had a great run and felt good at the end.
| Race: Girl Scouts-Lone Star Council’s Scenic 10 Miler | |
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Casey
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| Overall position | 641 out of 1198 |
| Class position (M 25-29) | 41 out of 62 |
| Chip time | 1:28:10.7 |
| Pace | 8:49/M |
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Benjamin
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| Overall position | 643 out of 1198 |
| Class position (M 20-24) | 18 out of 20 |
| Chip time | 1:28:13 |
| Pace | 8:49/M |
Paces for each mile according to the Garmin:
| Mile | Pace |
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| 1 | 9:20/M |
| 2 | 8:58/M |
| 3 | 9:01/M |
| 4 | 8:59/M |
| 5 | 8:39/M |
| 6 | 9:23/M |
| 7 | 8:42/M |
| 8 | 8:41/M |
| 9 | 8:30/M |
| 10 | 7:54/M |
Next race: Motive Bison Stampede Half Marathon – November 12th
Edit @ 18:56 – thanks to Matt for letting me know the results were up!
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