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Race Report: Goldilocks Fun Run 10K - May 15, 2011

My race report on the Goldilocks Fun Run 2011 held on May 15, 2011. I did the 10K distance. The report has a similar format as my Perfect Race blog post. I joined this race as scheduled in my marathon training plan . New PR at 1:16! I shaved around 3 minutes off from my previous PR! The PR surprised me a bit because I didn't run the whole week prior to race week and on the week of the race, I just ran twice for 30-45 minutes at a very easy pace. Speed work is still not for me. I developed heel pain again, so before it became a full blown plantar fasciitis injury, I decided to stop running for a week to let it heal and run really easy the following week. To prevent further injuries, I also decided to revert back to Galloway's marathon training plan instead of Pat Carroll's . My plan for this race was to do a 1 minute walk break at each water station. After the first water station and on the first hill, I decided to do a 4:1 run-walk ratio instead because it was so ho