First 10k Time

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I think this half marathon training has gotten me in pretty good shape and it showed in the 10k yesterday. I’ve never raced a 10k, but even with no reference, I’m happy with yesterday’s results. My legs felt pretty tired at the start and about half way through, the run wasn’t feeling the best. The sun beating down was bothering me too (I really seem to overheat fast). During the run I was a bit disappointed that I had to back off, but I think I didn’t realize I was pushing a pretty quick pace. I ran it in 50:44 for a pace of 8:10 minute miles.