Well, my medal says 2nd overall thanks to David (didn't catch last name) and Mile Schramm. They came in 2nd and 3rd and I was 4th. So either they cheated or they put them 1 and 2 in masters. And I followed them and if they cheated then so did I so they must have put them in masters =).
Race started and I felt great. I was in 8th after mile 1. Decided to try and run at 6:05 pace to break 1:20.
Mile 1. 6:05. right on pace, feeling great.
2. 5:59. got a little carried away but it seemed to be a little downhill so felt good about the time. Passed Dan here I think.
3. 6:03. Still feeling good. leaders starting to pull away a little but I decided to run my race.
4. 6:21. some uphill here and though it did flatten out, the uphill part killed the lap time.
5. 6:28. Slow mile but not too worried yet. I knew that the downhill could still save me at this point. I think this is where I passed Josh Decker and TylerS, Tyler seemed to be having some stomach cramps but would end up staying right on my heels from here on in.
6. 6:37. Even more uphill. Didn't realize these miles were so bad. After this mile I decided 1:20 was a little out of reach.
7. 6:47. Ok, after this mile I was ready for that big downhill. I am feeling kinda upset about the time here but looking back on the elevation I guess it is not so bad. Noticed that the leaders were getting closer.
8. 6:11. Hallelujiah! Is that how you spell it? Hit the downhill and really starting to get closer to leaders. Didn't think I would catch 1-3, but thought 4th was possible at this point.
9. 5:43. Looking back wonder if this was actually a litle slow. Although I did keep the leaders the same distance ahead at this point.
10. 5:51. Really starting to feel good at this point and gained a little more on Mike and the others. Couldn't shake Tyler though, I thought that cramp would have put him out...
11. 6:18. Some more uphill here and didn't gainmuch distance on leaders here.
12. 6:46. end of the hills... geting within reach of Mike and Dustin if I can have a good last mile. Then out of the blue Dustin stops at the aid station and is having some problems and I passed him here.
13. The course was short according to my garmin and a few others I talked to. It ended up being 12.9. so my time here was 5:37, which is 6:07 pace. The mile felt great and I really had Mike in my sights, prob 10 seconds behind him. I was planning on seeing what the old man had left in the legs for a sprint for the last .2 but then as we came around the corner to the track there was the finish! I was expecting to run around the track antoher .2! I talked to Mike afterward and he said he would have enjoyed the race at the end but I guess it will have to wait for another race!
First time on this course and I learned some good lessons I guess. Now onto the DHHS 5k next week to see how much I can improve that PR!
Did about .75 of my 1.75 cooldown barefoot and it felt pretty good. I really did not feel spent after this race and regret not pushing a bit harder but just could not get in the zone. A few earlier races this year I have really surprised myself timewise by going out with the leaders and trying to keep up with them. This race I stuck to my pace that I thought I should have run and I wonder if it hurt me a little. Live and learn! | 