Splits 7:25-7:32-7:58-6:52 (.16)
Felt ok early on, then faded pretty hard after the turnaround. Now I just need to start running more so the last mile starts sucking less. It sucks to be just barely on the north side of the big round number, but I had guestimated that 24 minutes was about my top-end ability right now with 24:30 being more realistic, so I was pretty happy with it.
I hadn't run the winter series before, but it seems to draw a good crowd. It's nice always having people to run with. A bit of a monotonous course that runs out n' back along I-80, but pancake flat and great for fast times. Ideal racing conditions today too, with temps in the mid 20s, sunny skies, no wind, and good air quality. Hopefully we'll be as lucky for the next two races.
My wife also ran faster than expected (~2 minutes under her 5k time from a couple weeks ago!) and then won some girl scout cookies in the post race raffle to top it all off. This was obviously the high point of the day.
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