Notes
Was expecting the Belmont and Miss. St. kid to go out in 4:50ish and I was going to tag along in the back and think about making a move in the 4th mile. Thirsty seconds in and I had a 10m gap.
1st mile= A bit paranoid about being in the lead. It didn't feel like I was running too hard but I was scared I was.
2nd mile=Struggle on the hill and thought for sure the gap would be closed big time. Had about 10-15s on the pack.
3rd mile= Same as prior
4th mile= Struggled on the hill again. I hate that thing. Lead increased to about 20s.
5th mile= Threw in a surge for a couple of minutes to put the nail in the coffin for the other guys. Backed off quite a bit the final straightaway. I was surprised I won by less than nine seconds but I shut it down a lot and it was a dog fight for second.
Really happy with this race. If I had company from the get-go, I feel I could have broken 24:30 for sure, if not run in the 24:teens. Not bad for low iron.