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Magna Classic 5k

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Location:

North Salt Lake,UT,

Member Since:

Dec 12, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

1500m - 3:59.9h (2014)

5000m - 14:53.45 (Portland Track Festival 2014)

8k XC - 25:09 (Sundodger 2011)

10k XC - 31:31 (WWU Invite 2011)

HM - 1:10:19 (Houston 2018)

Marathon - 2:28:39 (Houston 2019)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Personal:

Married, working, training. While my wife has nixed all future attempts to grow glorious mustaches, she has been supportive of my crazy running dreams. Life is good.

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Met at Sasha's house for an easy 10 miles, but my ankle started bugging me about 3 into it. By 4 it was hurting and I stopped to walk back. I put some ice on it today, but it may need a little rest. Apparently running the 5k was too much stress for my weak training.

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Race: Magna Classic 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:15:28, Place overall: 9, Place in age division: 3
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I let a little too much time slip by, I've been busy and the race slipped my mind until I called Sasha on Tuesday or Wednesday. Training hasn't been great, I think I've been getting 20-30 mpw since my mile time trial, but I thought I could hit a sub-15:30 on this course.

The race started fast, I went through the mile in 4:35, and Sasha and Jeff were right in front of me. The pace was too fast for me, even on the downhill, so I backed off a little and they got a bit of time on me over the rest of the downhill.

The course turned left, leveled out and headed slightly uphill. I think Sasha had 10-12 seconds on me, so I focused on reeling him in now that the pace had slowed. I made up a little through 2 miles (9:35), and I think he had about 9 seconds on me. Over the remaining uphill, he and the guy he was with came slowly back, but I was quickly tiring. The effects of the low mileage caught up to me quickly, and the final mile was probably the most painful I've had in a long time.

My arms felt heavy, the legs were slowing and I just wanted to be done. I heard Sasha screaming here and there up ahead, and he was still coming back slowly, but I was pretty sure by that point that I wouldn't catch him.

The course turned right and headed down a short hill.... I should have gained some decent ground here, but I actually slowed down, my legs were jello. We turned right onto the final straightaway and I tried to kick. I think a better kick was there, but I couldn't pull it out. Sasha was not coming back any faster and it was clear that I wouldn't get him. I staggered over the line, glad to be done.

The race was a blast, though, and I'm sure I'll be back next year. I don't know when else I'll go through the first mile of a 5k in 4:35, there's something satisfying about that.

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