Quite pleased with the effort this morning, and thankful that the open race went off at 8am when the skies were overcast and temps were low 70s. Trav and the boys team ran 2 hrs later under bright sunny skies at mid 80s - bleh. I went out a bit faster than hoped (6:35), but felt pretty good so didn't back off much... at least I didn't think so. Second mile, however, was 7:05, and I still felt good, so picked it up and left the group I fell in with during the 2nd mile (I blame them for the slow mile - heh). Ran the 3rd mile in 6:31 and finished up at 20:52. Goal was 21:15, so it was a good day. Travis let the heat and hills get in his head, and never got into a rhythm. First mile wasn't too bad (5:32, but wanted 5:25), but at the 2nd mile, his team mate whom he had beaten the past 2 races, came around him strong and Trav kinda folded. Finished up cruising and placed 6th at 18:24. The boys took first with their top five in 2nd, 6th, 10th, 11th and 12th. Plenty of good to take from the race, so he was fine... over a minute better than he ran this race last year, and the team raced strong and won, even without 3 of their usual top 5. |