5.12 mi, 44:54, 8:46 avg, HR 135 bpm, elev gain 161 feet
Short, out and back run from Westlake Village, out the south entrance via the cut through and then over to the Pinellas Trail, heading north for a little bit until reaching about 2.5 miles, then turned around and headed back.
Then, headed out to Holloway Park in Lakeland for the regionals cross country meet. It was pretty nice weather, good day for a race. I left the house a little bit too late and miscalculated the traffic so I just barely made it in time. It was something like, park, run from the car to the entrance, pay the entry and as I'm getting my change I hear the gun go off and see the runners start, heading up the hill.
Ran over to the 1 mile marker and met up with Jenny. Saw Tom come through at about 5:20 on the clock, looking strong. Next, rushed over to the part of the course about 2.2 miles in, Tom still looking strong, running close by to Jacob U.
Then, quickly over to the finish area. Tom comes through at 17:32.32, 3rd place for the team and 22nd overall. The last time he ran this course his time was 17:32.73, but his last two races were 18:55 and 18:10, so this was a pretty big comeback. More importantly, the team scored a 4th place finish, with the top 8 teams going to state finals. They'd pulled it off, Mitchell was going to state for first time in 8 years.
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