I had a good race. I started out perfectly and then we got called back to the start, so when the real race started I got out well but not as good and wasn't feeling quite as strong but I wasn't going to let that affect me. So I ran a decent first mile, my watch started a few seconds fast, I kind of false started when they blew the whistle haha, but I ran back in time for the gun to go off. I heard 5:22 about where the mile mark was so I knew I was where I wanted to be. The rest of the race I battled and faught my way up. I was running with an American fork guy and a Davis guy heading around the lake the 2nd time and I wanted to beat them but was getting tired and hurting. I motivated myself and looked forward and accelerated ahead of them after the lake a little before the track. I passed Davis at the 150 mark on the track and passed some more guys on the final straight but then as I was about to finish someone pushed me and I didn't get past the last guy I guess according to the results. Overall I feel good about my effort this race, I think if I had run the perfect race, cut off all the distance I could have and passed people exactly when I should have, maybe I could have run 16:15 so 16:18 is really good, I feel like I gave all I had today. Hopefully I can run sub 16:00 at Nike southwest on a flat golf course at lower elevation! I'm happy with my effort, so I'm not unhappy with my place or time because I know that's what I could do. Hopefully this time will help my recruiting process. |