Was in Logan for the weekend and need to start doing some speedwork and racing, so I went to this race. No big expectations since I haven't been doing anything fast and I have been beat up and tired this week. Warmed up on the course for just over 2 miles. Then did some striders and dynamic stretching before. Hamstring was very tight this morning. It was in the high 30s when I got there, thank goodness it warmed up by race time. Ran into Scott and Drew at the start and saw a couple of other quick guys that I recognized, but no ringers. Those that have done this course know it is not a quick one because of the uphill at the beginning.
Mile 1- 6:26 First mile wasn't too bad, but I was back behind several people, some were 5kers though. Mile 2- 6:49 Drew, Sean, and 2 others are up ahead by 20 seconds. The hammy is super tight and I am altering my stride a bit, plus the hills got steeper. Mile 3- 7:06 I was having a rough time keeping turnover here because of the hills and hammy. Mile 4- 5:30 Finally got turned around and striding out. Caught a guy here. Mile 5- 5:46 Trying to catch Sean and Keith, Drew is coming back to us. Mile 6- 5:29 I catch Keith and he is trying to stay on me and still going after Sean. Feel strong at this point. Last. 2- :53 Lose Keith on the steep down hill and kick to the finish. Sean is right in front. Drew finished less than 10 seconds in front of Sean, so there were 4 of us in about 15 seconds. 38:02, would have liked to get under 38 minutes.
Cooled down for 2.5 miles with Sean and Scott after the race. Kind of fun and a good workout for me. I definitely am not used to pushing fast paces and have a lot of work to do, but I felt plenty strong. I this race 5 years ago in 35:46, so a lot slower, but that is because of no speed or racing. Had a great time in Logan this weekend and it was good to get away and relax.
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