DRAPER DAYS 5K
Well I woke up at 4:45 to get ready and meet Ben at the Park and Ride to drive down to Draper. Both of us were way tired and weren't sure how up to racing we felt. Once we got there we noticed it was going to be a pretty packed field today. We ran into Albert and the three of us warmed up together.
Once the race got started I settled into about 5:00 pace on the first mile. I was surprised to see I was in 9th place a half mile into the race, despite running 5-minute pace. In front, running five abreast were Teren, Jamal, Ben, Fritz, and Albert. Slightly behind them were Ken, Steve, and Nate. I passed Steve around 3/4 mile in and was in 8th at the mile. Mile One 5:00
Right at the mile you turn and head West and it's a decent downhill. I started feeling really good and made a move. I passed Albert in the next half mile. We turned and started heading north and I was gaining on Ben and Fritz. Right before mile two I passed those two at the same time. Fritz looked like he was tempted to latch on and come with me, so I threw in a quick surge to discourage it (sorry Fritz). I was now in 5th and closing on Nate and Ken. Mile Two 4:50
Nate moved up and passed Ken in front of me, Ken tried to go with him but just didn't have it. I passed Ken seconds after that and moved into 4th where I would stay. I was only about three seconds back of Nate but he started moving really well. We made the turn back East again and now had to finish uphill as it was a loop course with the start and finish right next to each other. Nate snuck a peak and saw me a few seconds back and decided to build a lead since I outkicked him last time. He ended up beating me by about 8 seconds I think. He told me after the race I had put the fear of God in him after last race so he really ran hard to build the lead and discouage me attempting a kick; it worked I was too far out of range to attempt one. Mile Three 5:05 and final .11 in 31 seconds or 4:52 pace.
Total time 15:25
I was very happy with this race as it's substantially better than I was running three weeks ago. I cooled down with Ben, Nate, and Albert. And later hung out with those guys and Fritz. Good times. |