Sub 28 minute 4 miler sets new PR! By almost 30 seconds...

My goal for today's race was to at least beat my time from last year's race of 28:53 or 7:13. I was thinking that, more likely, I would run between my most recent 5k pace of 7:09 and my PR pace for 4 miles of 7:04 (last Mother's Day). As a stretch goal, I hoped to break 28 minutes, maybe. Instead I got a great start and ended up blowing all my expectations away.

Distance: 4 miles (with a 1 mile warm up and cool down)
Breakdown:
1 - 7:05 (crowded and hilly)
2 - 6:48 (thinned out, downhill)
3 - 7:09 (slightly uphill)
Put me spot on 21 minutes at the 3 mile turn - I said to myself 'I've got to finish this strong and beat the 28 minute mark!'
4- 6:45 (downhill)

Last Name	First Name	Sex/ Age	Bib	Team	Overall Place	Gender Place
PARKS	JOSHUA	M36	1458	BRRC	439	411

Age Place	Finish Time	Pace/ Mile	AG Time	AG Gender Place	AG %
100	27:48	6:57	27:02	558	62.3 %

Needless to say I was elated at the finish and very pleased with my performance. This the first time that I've gotten out of the 60% AG and into the 62%s.

For more information on the results of all the races I've run with NYRR click here.