This was Jake's and Andrea's tune-up for the Philly Marathon and it was my tune for a significantly less significant event, the Cold Turkey Trot at City Creek on Thanksgiving Day. My splits basically tell the story: 5:01, 5:34, 5:25, 0:38. Losing 33 seconds in the 2nd mile of a 5k race on a track is obviously less than ideal. I went out with Jake at what I thought was a comfortable pace but after two miles my body and hip wasn't happy and I started losing significant ground. The second mile was the biggest struggle and last was a bit better because the end was in site. Overall the race was as painful as I suspected, exacerbated by my genius start, but still a super fun time. Thanks Jake and Andrea for organizing and the chocolate milk and Allie for the excellent pics.
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