I thought the race started at 8 so had just pinned my number on and was walking to the restroom when I ran into Adam. I told him I was getting ready to warm up and he said, "oh, well, ya got 10 minutes". It starts at 7:30!? My warm up consisted of .64 miles--running to the car to tell my husband it was 7:30, then a stride, then running to the starting line and another stride. It was hot and humid, 78 and 74% I think someone said. Flushed and beaded with sweat on the starting line with my shirt wet and heavy, I ditched it. Boom. The gun was off and I got caught up in the jackrabbit wave of a too-fast start. I knew I had gone out a little fast and decided to get it back under control the second mile and overshot it--too slow. The third and fourth mile felt about right. I hate trying to figure out the pace in short races. I had gas left in the tank when it was over. It's actually a (very soft) PR. won 50 buck. I feel like I am starting to get back in shape. I'm not 100%, but it's coming. Oh yea, splits--6:23, 6:50, 6:42, 6:38, and then some change to get to the finish line, most measured it a little long.
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