{"id":1249,"date":"2026-01-08T02:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T02:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racereportblog.com\/?p=1249"},"modified":"2026-01-08T02:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T02:47:31","slug":"rowayton-10k-january-4-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racereportblog.com\/?p=1249","title":{"rendered":"Rowayton 10K &#8211; January 4, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After four months of recovery from a Jones Fracture and foot surgery, a month of getting back to running, and then three weeks recovering from the flu, this 10k was not only my longest race but my longest run in 6 months. But Mike Hogan said \u201cwhy not?\u201d And I realized \u201clack of fitness\u201d and \u201cit will be cold\u201d were not good answers. Besides, it was good training to overcome reluctance, remember what it\u2019s like to get up in the morning to race, and get back on the horse. Mike picked me up, and off we go to the first of a 4-race series!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/racereportblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0061-1024x922.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/racereportblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0061-1024x922.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/racereportblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0061-300x270.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/racereportblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0061-768x692.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/racereportblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0061-1536x1383.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/racereportblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0061-2048x1845.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">With Mike Hogan, after the race.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beautiful day, low 20s but warmer in the sun.\u00a0\u00a0Gathered in the local elementary school, juggled my layers (warm beanie rather than the SuperWool hat, visor for the sun, thermal shirt and wicking shirt rather than jacket, warm gloves rather than igloo mittens, medium-weight rather than heavyweight tights). The race started informally \u2014 around 0.1 miles from the starting mat and finish line \u2014 and I just ran as best I could.\u00a0\u00a0As Coach Steve had predicted, despite (or because of) the prior day\u2019s 1:45 hour bike ride followed by 0:30 minutes running as fast as I could (all of 9:25 minutes\/mile!), I felt stronger than I expected.\u00a0\u00a0First mile was 8:09 (downhill\u2026).\u00a0\u00a0Good thing I ignored my watch and went by RPE (relative perceived exertion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ran across a bridge over a pretty bay, snow on the trees and beautiful, past a short beach and then\u2026 some hills.\u00a0\u00a0I had forgotten about the hills on this course (having neglected to write a race report last year!) and miles 2, 4 and 5.5 had some long ones. Oh, well; I wasn\u2019t racing for time; I was racing to see what I could do, today.\u00a0\u00a0Passed a few people, briefly, and even the guy huffing like a cow passed me in the end.\u00a0\u00a0My slowest 10k \u2014 53:41 (8:39 per mile), 15\/23 AG, 121\/201 OA, \u2014 but much faster than then 57 minutes (9:25 per mile) I had predicted.my average heart rate was 160 bpm, which I didn\u2019t know I could sustain. Again:\u00a0\u00a0this was my longest run in 6 months and I\u2019m grateful to here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In two weeks:&nbsp;&nbsp;the Ridgefield 15k!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After four months of recovery from a Jones Fracture and foot surgery, a month of getting back to running, and then three weeks recovering from the flu, this 10k was not only my longest race but my longest run in 6 months. 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