warmed up 5 miles then used the restroom before heading out to the starting line.
the race started and the 6 of us went out front and got an easy lead. the first lap we went at a pretty easy race pace of prolly 5:30 and us top 4 stayed together. after starting the second loop we pushed a little faster and i got a bad side ache on both sides so i dropped off a bit. but with a mile left the pain went away a little so i pushed back up to devin then passed him with 700 meters left and started breathing on tyson's neck. then we had to weave in and out of people to get on the track and one guy kept moving to the side i was going and it slowed me down a bit but i prolly couldn't have caught tyson anyway and he beat me by 3 seconds.
cooled down barefoot on the football field. Race felt nice and very much like a regular tempo. still felt good after the race and ready for more. My goals are to get a good base time on wednesday's timed mile and get a sub 1:19 for the half marathon on saturday. | 