Notes
XC Champs 10K at Franklin Park. Somehow a really good race. Certainly not what I expected. I was really late to the race, and long story short I didn't start warming up till 30min before the gun. So wasn't in the right frame of mind going into it. But once the race started I was fine.
Went out at what felt like a comfortable pace and midpack. But hit the first mile at 5:20ish and knew that was too fast. Scaled it back, as did most people around me. Kept the pace comfortable but stayed aggressive. I think I was moving up slightly the entire race. Felt comfortable through 5k and tried to pick it up a little bit from there. 4th and 5th miles I kept pressing on the gas, with the plan of just holding on in the last mile. Held on pretty good and was able to keep putting in little surges till the end.
Definitely a stronger race than the previous couple. Aggression and ability to grind was the best today out of recent memory. Still have a ways to go with my fitness, and I still feel like this season was pretty thrown together, but all told I'm content with where I am right now.