This was my first race of 2017 and it went very well. It was a cold morning in the low 20s which made warming up a bit challenging. 1.5 mile w/u with strides. Race: Mile 1 - 5:58 Mile 2 - 6:13 Mile 3 - 6:18 Mile 4 - 6:01 Most of mile 2 and part of mile 3 were into a head wind. I was in 6th after the first mile, dropped back to 9th during the second mile, then got back to 8th during the final mile. First place in my age group finished about 30 seconds ahead of me. |