Notes
Who would have though I would pull of an over 1 minute PR in the 10k on ECAC's? Not me. It was a crazy fast race. There was a pack of 5 of us up front and it was clear the 2 girls leading the pack were pacing together to run a Nationals qualifying time. From the beginning I wanted to run faster than States and figured I could race with the top girls, however once in the race we were hitting consistent 86's and it felt FAST! I was very concerned I was going to fall off the group since in my last 10k I didn't even run one lap that was an 86. At one point I was a little further back in the pack and it was so much of a struggle running by myself, I knew that if I chose to drop off my time would be severely slower. Worked to hang on, as coach said "taking one lap at a time" and that definitely made it easier thinking in that manner. Sure some laps were very tough, however on others I felt great. Was an awesome race and I ran a great time, however I know that there is no way I would have been able to run that fast without the lead girls leading the pace.