Coach wanted this one run at a slower pace to get more of the guys bunched up together later in the race. He wanted 10:30 for two miles and then whatever we had for the last 800m. We had 6 guys within 30 seconds of each other, and 5:15 pace isn't all that slow a pace for this course. We stayed bunched through about 1.75 and then the others started to lose touch with the top 2 guys and me. We went through 2 in 10:42, a little off pace, and finished with a 2:24 final half. |