Negative split by a minute today in the 10K. Which is bad news, because it means I dogged the first three miles. Well, maybe that's too harsh. It took me three miles to warm up. Tried dynamic stretching today instead of an extended warmup jog. Shoulda done the jog. Or maybe done both. First 2.5 miles, I wasn't even maintaining marathon pace, and I knew it. Got on Cliff Drive, and the uphill coming up off Old Greenwood kinda got me going. That, and I did what I usually do during races -- just try to pass as many people as I could. I didn't pass all that many, but I darn sure didn't get passed by anybody. Really felt strong for the last mile and a half, and ran decent splits. Not decent enough even to get my goal if I'd run them all morning, but better. Wound up 47th overall, 8th in AG. Not sure how many entered. I think there were 800 something, but that was 5K and walkers too. Unfortunately, the walkers really clogged things up for the last mile or so and I was having to weave through them. I don't think it slowed me that much, but it didn't help. Then I decided I hadn't tortured myself enough, so I ran the whole course again. Ten minutes slower this time than the first time, but I still ran it in under an hour.
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