Got to the race and warmed up. After I warmed up I put a ton of baby oil on which wasn't really necessary but it did help. Started the race at a good even pace. Blake took the lead and held for the first .5-.75. Sat on the kid who won( some cal poly runner) to for a little while after we passed Blake but as we got closer to the mile he realized how slow he was going and he took off. Stayed in 2nd until maybe the 1.5 mile and then the hillcrest kid passed me. Tried to hang for a little but fell off pretty quick. Stayed in 3rd until the last uphill where Clayton came up on me. He went a lot harder up the hill but I closed a little when it flattened out. When we got to the final down (the last 800) I caught him and hung for 200-300 meters before I quit. I should have hung on him but started to feel the rest of the race. Finished 4th but I think I could have caught the hillcrest kid if I would have gone with Clayton and then I would have ended up second or third. My only other regret is that I didn't see the clock and push to break 17 but I accomplished what I needed to workout wise so I'm happy with my race. | 