Saturday was perfect for racing at the Lloyd Clarke Sports Trail of Payne 10k, held at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. It was a brisk morning, with temps in the 40s at race start and a nice fog rising off Lake Wauburg.



Before the race, I felt good and ready to run.



On your marks, GO!



I finished 3rd Overall (earning a nice gift certificate to Lloyd Clarke Sports) with a new age group PR of almost 50 seconds faster than my Turkey Trot in November, even though the Paynes Prairie trails make a much tougher course (more sugar sand).

My finish time was 38:56 with the following mile splits: 6:12, 6:18, 6:24, 6:25, 6:18, 6:10

I wore my super light NB Minimus MT00 trail shoes (in green for the St. Patrick's Day holiday weekend) and they are great for racing.



I have been making modifications to my running technique (again), and I have to say that the new running technique is working. I definitely felt like I was racing on Saturday. Very pleased with my progress and looking forward to upcoming races.

Official results are posted here:

http://halfmiletiming.com/Datafiles/S...ayne13.htm