6:59, 6:51, 7:04, 7:03, 7:03, 7:27, 1:33(7:39 pace) Pretty straight froward race today. My goal was to run under 45:00 but had a whatever attitude. I wasn't impressed with my running lately and my body is feeling the stress of life recently. I figured I'd try for 7:00 miles for the down hill section and 7:15 for the flat and see how it went. Turned out to be a pretty good strategy. Things went well until the last mile where I kinda fell apart. Mile 2 and 3 were a bit fast but still felt comfortable. I got a little scared that I'd pay for in the end. My legs did feel fatigued but still strong. I just focused on my form throughout which I think helped. I think I could have held it together better, just didn't have the will. A reminder that I need to work on my pain threshold to push through at the end. All in all though, it was a good race.
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