I'll make this a race report when I can actually find the results online...
Ran an easy 1.2 or so warm up.
Race was good, but I already know the mistake I made. I went out at actually a comfortable pace. When I saw, though, that my first mile was 7:33, I consciously slowed down, even though I had probably already slowed down by the time I hit the first mile. It was weird, though, because I didn't feel I was going that fast. And I felt slow in the first .25 mile. My second mile was then 8:27.
But after the second mile I felt good. Once I looked and saw 16 minutes on the clock I picked up the pace because I couldn't believe that I had slowed down that much. I'm too lazy right now to do the math for the min/mile pace, but I did the last 1.1 in 8:20 or so. My official time 24:19. I had a good kick, which is why I know that I can do better that second mile!
I was pleased overall, since my goal was to be in low 25. And I seem to always make that same mistake during the 2nd mile, so maybe one of these days I'll learn.
AND HOLY COW! I WAS 3RD IN MY AGE DIVISION! That was a surprise. | 