Spring 10Ks

After two solid half-marathons early this year, I was excited for the start of the 10K season to see whether I could keep improving my times. I had mixed results. Cap10K On Sunday, April 12th, I awoke at 5:20 before my alarm, had a cup of coffee and a banana. I left the house at 6:40, but the entrance ramp to MoPac was closed so I had to take a slower detour. I got to my usual parking lot at 7:10 and there were plenty of spaces. Considering the drizzle, I put on a poncho and headed to the PortaPotty for a (alarmingly productive) pre-race bathroom break. I managed to get into the back of Corral B before it closed. While waiting for the race to start, I had a pack of Jelly Belly Energy beans and an Apple Cinnamon Gu packet– the latter a mistake, as it felt like it was going to come up later in the race. This was my second bad experience with pre-race apple cinnamon snacks. Every mediocre race can yield a list of excuses about why it didn’t go well, and this was no exception. It was…