Congrats to Marist Running alum Spencer Johnson, who spent a “different” 2020 Thanksgiving in a very special way, blasting out an incredible 10,000-meter performance in San Diego. Making his old coach proud in so many ways, Spencer ran remarkably consistent 5km splits (shades of Will Griffin’s 10km track school record) and did it on a repetitious course (17 laps + 55 meters in a parking lot). How cool is THAT? Here is Spencer’s race report, sent via email:
My teammates and I did a small 10k time trial in place of a turkey trot and it was a great day for all of us! We did it in the SeaWorld Parking Lot (the same place where I my PR (at the time) of 14:49 back in September). It’s crazy how in just two months of hard consistent training I was able to pretty much split that time and hold it in this 10k!
Here are my splits:
Mile 1: 4:47
Mile 2: 4:45
Mile 3: 4:47
5k: 14:51
Mile 4: 4:43
Mile 5: 4:45
Mile 6: 4:41
Finish: 29:41
We mapped the course out on Tuesday with a
measuring wheel and my GPS watch seemed to line up with our mile markers. We
also had a teammate pace on the bike and another pace our top runner through 5k
then he paced me for a little over a mile.
Other results (in case you were wondering)
Steven: 28:49
Me: 29:41
Dillon: 30:50
Hunter: 31:45
Hope you and the family are doing well and Happy Thanksgiving!
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