I did a mile time trial today, it was our traditional pre-birthday mile. I was really hoping to break 5:00 today. Benjamin started out in 74.6, it felt pretty easy, I was relaxed. The next lap was a bit slow, 75.6, Benjamin said he kinda fell asleep because it was hot. When I saw I had 2:30 at 800 I surged and ran a 16.6 for the next 100! That took Benjamin by surprise, I let him take back over the pace. He realized I had a lot more juice than he thought. At 1000 my legs were starting to pay for the surge but I kept on pushing. We split 73.3 for the third lap. I started my kick with about 250 to go this time instead of 100. I'm glad Dad yelled at me to start my kick. With 100 to go my legs really hurt but I kept pushing. I had a 17 second last 100 and finished in 4:57.6. I'm really happy I could break 5:00! Thanks to Benjamin for pacing me and Dad and Stevie for cheering me on. Almost 6 years ago I broke 6:00 in the mile for the first time, it has been a long journey from sub 6:00 to sub 5:00.
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