AM 5 miles Draper Days 5K. I knew going into this race to score additional points in the LDR circuit I needed a 3rd in masters or I was racing for only bonus points. That is not a good mind set to go into a race. It gave me an out and I took it in the last mile. Using Des News as my excuse. I had planned to start fast but within good reason and did. First mile 5:10. Ran good through second mile but slowed down some just because of the hill and head wind. In this mile though I was thinking the whole time where is the third master from the circuit. I was in what I thought was forth master overall as we turned on the road towards the finish. But was really in third because little Bob (HRH) was a bandit. I should have raced the last 1/2 mile but let 3 masters pass just after the turn. Third master ended up finishing 18 seconds ahead of me and I backed off in the last parts of the race. At that point looking back I was thinking of saving myself for Des, but that is a cop out. Going 20 seconds faster at the last of the race would not of made much of a difference. Anyway legs felt good and the ankle is only a minor concern for the marathon. Time to rest and hydrate. I plan for a great race at Des. |