Carpooled with Matt and Ty. 2 mile warm up. Lots of great people at the starting line. It was a great atmosphere. I was feeling so-so. Stomach was a little upset and the legs felt off. My plan was to just run how I felt and not cross the red line too early. Zac took it out fast and Jacob went with him. Matt hung back a bit, but not by much. Karl, Daniel and I made up the chase pack, although we lost sight of the lead pack pretty quickly. I averaged 5:15s or so through 7. Felt ok but not great, just on the edge. Karl made a move here and Daniel went with him. I didn't go with them fearing I'd blow up too early, based on the rest of the race, I think I was right to hang back. The next few miles were around 5:30 as we went through the rollers. I was still keeping it generally together but I could tell the last 5k was going to be rough. The last 3 miles were 5:30, 5:20, 5:37. I was feeling it that last mile and didn't have anyone around me so I just cruised in. 5 mile cooldown with a huge group. I enjoyed that cooldown more than the race! Matt ran an astounding race. Brandon, Reed and Ty all PR'd. It was a fun day with some great people. | 