Got up at 5am and drove up to Cedar with the Deckers (Ross, Josh, Lindsey Pugmire, Austin, and Trevor). Warmed up a little .25 (.50 cool down) and got ready to race. It was cold but once I started running it felt great. The race started and off we went.
1- 6:08 Felt good, first mile.
2- 6:10 (12:18) Decided to try and keep the pace at 6:00 (or close. tried to keep it at least under 6:30 as the race went on).
3- 6:15 (18:33) Got half way, doing good, told myself that the next two miles where going to be the hardest.
4- 6:19 (24:53) Legs were tired and calves tight but I kept pushing through it hard.
5- 6:24 (31:18) Still doing good. Started slowing down but tried to keep going. I really wanted to rest on this mile but I knew I coudn't. Started onto the trail.
6- 6:23 (37:41) Last mile, it was really hard. Still down hill with some up hill. End of the race I was getting tired. There was someone behind me and someone in front of me, ended up passing the guy in front. Just tried to push it in.
38:51. Great time. 3 minute PR. This time is from this course last year. I know it's down hill and everything, but oh well.
My splits got slower and slower but I didn't feel like I was slowing down. I felt like I was keeping a good pace. I need to keep pushing extra hard as the race goes on. Getting better at 10Ks. My knee was sore but it didn't hurt bad, so that is really good!
Good run and a lot of fun. We will see how the 5K goes tomorrow.
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