Good race.
This entry was posted on 1/30/2011 2:24 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
Perfect conditions this morning for a nice 4 mile race. Dad picked me up in plenty of time for a easy 2 mile warm up. Then it was go time. I went out hard, but controlled, 5:48, in second place behind Dave D. Second mile still feeling good, 5:49. Third mile felt fine, and not slower, but somehow 6:06? Last mile I had the 3rd place guy creeping up on me. I could hear him right behind me for most of the third mile, and by the time we made the final turn with just a half mile to go, he was just off my shoulder. I was really hoping he wasn't hanging back the whole race waiting to kick it in. But I think he made a tactical mistake and went for the pass too soon. When he tried to go, I matched his move and hung right with him. Then with about 400m to go, I made my move and that was it, he had nothing and dropped right off! Solid finish, 5:37 last mile = 23:20 (5:50 pace.) Felt great, 2nd place overall. An easy 2 mile cool down made it 8 for the day and 40 for the week.
