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12/14/2013

8:03 AM

3.1 mi

19:35

6:20 mi

Health

170.2 lb
1671
50.9

Weather

31 F

Ratings

10 / 10
8 / 10

Race Result

2 / 120 (1.7%)
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Notes

So, I think this is the first race I lost because of crappy execution, rather than just not being fast enough.

There was snow on the polo-grounds and on much of the trail. I took a look around at the starting line and didn't see any of the usual faces. Moonpie was pacing his girlfriend, so he wasn't a threat. When the gun went off I took off like a bolt. I hadn't had enough time to warm up, so my pacing was kinda non-existent. A guy at the 1/4 mile called out "1:13" as I passed. Holy crap. I paid for it 400m later when my legs turned to lead.

What a disastrous start.

Approaching the 1mi mark I could hear Brian coming up behind me. He passed me and slowly just kept pulling away over the next 1.7miles. Two hairpins were nasty turns. A mile 2 I sprained my ankle with the same way I did it in the summer time. Seemed runnable, so I kept moving.

Back over the snowy polo grounds and toward the finish. 18:34. About a minute faster than last year on the same course. I think this year was a bit slower because of the snow too.

2nd OA. #1 was 21, i think.

Comments

johnchapin

Should've held that 4:52 pace :-)