Showed up late so I had to wait for the buses to come back from dropping off their first loads and then I only had a few minutes to get warmed up but I guess it didnt hurt to bad. I decided that I wasnt going to check the watch like I usually do at the mile markers and just run by feel. The last couple years Ive seen how fast the first mile is and I think it psychs me out. Its prob a good thing I didnt check cause that first mile was pretty quick.
I fell into 6th place after about 1/2 mile and was able to catch Jose just after getting on the trail and stayed within striking distance of the 3-4 guys until Garrett (#3) started to pull away. I caught #4 about mile 4 and thought maybe I could get up to Garett but I couldnt quite keep the speed where it needed to be. I felt much better than last year when I was pretty dead the last mile. If needed I could have kicked to keep off anyone trying to sneek up behind me but I still gave it a really good effort.
Considering how crappy Ive been training since the marathon Im excited with the results. I was able to shave 40 seconds off my PR.
1 - 5:08
2 - 5:36
3 - 5:30
4 - 5:43
5 - 5:54
6 - 5:56
.2 - 1 minute (5:50 pace)
Now its time to get the mileage back up where its supposed to be and see what happens.
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