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Ocean Road 10K 2017 Race Recap

October 5, 2017 | blogging, fitness, injury, Race Recaps, running, Running Skirts, Travel

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to fly to Rhode Island and have a weekend of fun, fitness, and learning with Cabot and the Cabot Fit Team. We traveled to Narragansett (and it took me all weekend to remember how to pronounce it!) visited a local farm, ate tons of great food, stayed in an adorable inn, and ran a gorgeous 10k. It was action packed but still restful which I loved. I will be sharing more on the rest of the weekend in another post, but this one is strictly about the Ocean Road 10k race.

I haven’t raced since February due to a nagging quad injury, so I was really excited to have this opportunity. I really love the 10k distance and thought it would be a good chance to test out my leg while racing on a beautiful course. The race was held on Sunday morning, and it was so fun to be able to watch the sun rise over the ocean. The sun comes up way earlier in Rhode Island than it does in Florida, so when I woke up at 6:15 it was just about to peek over the horizon.

I got dressed, ate breakfast in my room, and headed to the lobby to meet my teammates. This is when I realized it was 43 degrees outside and was thankful I had packed accordingly. We all hurried into the team van and off we went to the starting line. We made it to the runner drop off area, which just so happened to be by the water, so of COURSE we had to take a group photo.

We were cutting it pretty close, the race started at 8:00 and it was nearing 7:45, but we were just having too much fun.

We finally got our act together and walked to the start line, only to discover there were VERY few port-o-potties and a line well over 100 people long. I decided I was just going to have to hold it, as they were lining people up and then singing the national anthem before I could really decide what I wanted to do. I hurried and turned on my Garmin and got Pandora working, and then we were racing! I was cold, but I have run enough races to know that I personally warm up very fast even when it’s cold outside and hate being miserably hot at a race because I overdressed, so I opted to wear a skirt, compression socks, and a throw away jacket over my team shirt, as well as something to keep my ears warm.

I started off too fast (shocker) and realized my thighs were completely numb. I just kept moving and was hitting them making sure my legs were still there, it was the oddest feeling. I got in the zone and just listened to my music and soaked in the gorgeous surroundings. They don’t call it the Ocean Road 10k for nothing. You literally run right along the ocean for much of the course. We passed gorgeous homes, beautiful tree lines streets, and rolling hills. I ended up throwing off my top layer at mile 2 and was so glad I didn’t overdress. My face was hot but my ears were cold, so I was again glad for the head wear.

I didn’t take many photos because I was just soaking it all in. I did take a few Instagram stories but didn’t save them to my phone. I kept a pretty good clip the first three miles considering I didn’t really train. I run 3 miles twice a week on the treadmill at Orange Theory, and I ran one four miler and one five miler prior to the race and called it a training cycle. (Hey, life is crazy right now ok?)

Anyway, I wasn’t expecting any kind of PR, I was just curious to see how my quad would do. Mile one was a sub 9:00 mile, and two and three were low nines. That’s where the wheels came off. At about mile 3.5ish, my leg started to get tight. I have not been training on up or downhills (I live in flat Florida!) and I foolishly thought it would still be OK. I had a goal to not walk, so I just kept on trucking even though my pace slowed down.

I made it to mile 5, and we were soon heading down a hill right out onto Ocean Road and past the inn where we were staying. This was my favorite part of the course.

I saw mile six, and knew I was close, but unfortunately didn’t really have any “kick” to give, so I just kept on at the same pace, taking in the beautiful sites. I finished it just over 59 minutes, not a PR, but I was super proud of my pace all things considered.

I found a couple of my teammates who had already finished, and we cheered on the rest of the girls as they came in, then we all walked down to the beach to take pictures of course.

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we took off our shoes, dipped our tired feet in the freezing water, then walked back to the inn. It was an amazing morning and I was so happy to have had the chance to run in such an amazing place. I quickly fell in love with Narragansett, and hope to return someday.

The race is in it’s fifth year, and if you live nearby (or not!) I highly recommend running it. We got lucky with perfect weather and it really was the cherry on top of a great race.

Disclosure: I attended this weekend free of charge thanks to Cabot, however all thoughts and opinions are my own and I was not asked to write this post. 

 

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  1. Jenny says

    October 5, 2017 at 6:32 am

    What’s your 10k pr? Based on a quick search I saw 58:26 in a post? Running only 30 seconds slower than your pr on a hilly course sounds like a pretty good race day! Good job!

    • Heather says

      October 5, 2017 at 6:48 am

      I’m super hard on myself. Plus the weather in Rhode Island was awesome, and theoretically I usually run a lot faster in the cold. If the weather would’ve matched what it was during my PR race which was a warm sticky day, then I’m sure I would’ve run much slower.

  2. Alaina says

    October 5, 2017 at 9:00 am

    How fun! My parents ran that race either last year or the year prior, and they loved the course too. I do a lot of races in Rhode Island but I haven’t done that one yet! Maybe next year! Great job on your time too!

    • Heather says

      October 6, 2017 at 7:33 pm

      I highly recommend it!

  3. Sandra Laflamme says

    October 5, 2017 at 9:34 am

    Such a beautiful day and race course! And of course awesome ladies to run with and eat cheese with! Awesome job on your 10k especially with lingering quad issues!

  4. Lesley says

    October 5, 2017 at 11:54 am

    If only I had been into running when I lived in Boston. I bet running along the ocean was wonderful.

    • Heather says

      October 6, 2017 at 7:32 pm

      It was amazing

  5. Laetitia-Laure says

    October 6, 2017 at 6:31 am

    That does look like a beautiful course (and I LOVE the medal!!)

    • Heather says

      October 6, 2017 at 7:32 pm

      Thanks! I love it too

  6. Fairytales and fitness says

    October 7, 2017 at 10:38 pm

    Great job and did you know the other day was actually “Rhode Island day”? I didn’t actually know that, I heard it on the radio. I had no idea that each state had its own day! I’ve done several race where the course runs along the ocean and I have to say those are my favorite. Glad you enjoyed it!

    • Heather says

      October 8, 2017 at 7:03 am

      I had no idea! Very cool!

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    […] to Narragansett, Rhode Island with Cabot Cheese and their fit team. We did a lot of fun fun like run a 10k, visit a farm, and have a cheese tasting. This trip was sponsored by Cabot, however all thoughts […]

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