Ran the Murray Days 5k as part of a long run for me today. Ran from my house down the the race and then warmed up with James for a bit. Warmed up for about 4.5 miles before the race began.
Race started and I ran with James. Our plan was to run the first mile, which is uphill, at 6:00 pace and then try to maintain that pace for the rest of the race. Started out a little quick and then eased back into 6:00 pace. First mile split was 6:03, so just about right where I wanted to be. Made the turn around and started the downhill mile. James put a little distance between me and for whatever reason I couldn't match his pick up. Ran the rest of the race about 10-15 seconds behind him. Second mile split was 5:55. Third mile started and I felt reasonably well. I caught a couple people on the uphill part of the third mile going into Murray Park and then one more down the home stretch. Third mile split was 5:58. Finished in 18:11. Like everyone else has said, course was a little short but I would guess this would be 18:30's on true coarse. Happy with the run and that I was able to maintain consistent splits.
Ran up to my parents breakfast to finish off the 20 miles. These miles were really slow, just glad to get them in.
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