In any case, if I'm not happy with how it worked out, I get a do-over 2 weeks later. Hard to do that with marathons.
And therein lies the beauty of racing middle distance, speaking of which I cannot wait until you race your first 5k. You are going to puke your innards out. lol
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I guess I should plan to be somewhat uncomfortable from the get-go.
Yes, that. It should be uncomfortable but tolerable. You shouldn't be sucking wind. As opposed to a 5K, where a mile in you are thinking "THIS SUCKS."
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