am--5 I woke up and did a little warm-up before the race. The last few days my achilles has had a little ache in it, and I have been thinking back to my last 5k and how hard it is to keep the pedal to the floor for 3.1. So I wasn't sure that I was going for the mythical 20:00s. As I got to the race I was feeling pretty good, so I just went out and ran. 6:30 was my goal for the first mile. But race day got to me, and there were some good runners that I knew to pull me along. here are the splits: 1--6:19 Feeling pretty strong and going faster than expected. 2--6:27 Starting to wonder what the heck I'm trying to do. 3--6:29 Trying to hold on by visualizing my lungs as a balloon being inflated. .09--5:40 Dying to finish. At this point I knew I was going to make. I'm very happy about the race. Talked to Scott Hughes and Amber after. They both ran nice PRs. Races like this are fun to really gauge the fitness level. Training w/ the kids has really helped me get better, especially mentally. Those kids are so mentally tough. This Saturday is a good one. Hopefully, next week will be the same. pm--4 Went out for an easy run on the Anasazi Trail w/ buddy Tom. It was a little hot out.
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