Notes
Chilly morning out there - low 40s. The wind was fairly light. This was my first year running this race. It's advertised as mostly downhill and almost a guarantee PR if you run smart and the weather cooperates.
*we took off the first mile right on pace. I ran with Carlos. Madison shot ahead around the mile mark. Glided the next couple miles at the same pace and went through the 5k in 15:43 or so feeling quite good. There is a decent hill just after the 5k which broke my stride a bit but by the time I hit Mile 5, I could feel the fatigue in my legs from all of the hard training the past couple of weeks.
Splits: 5:03, 5:03, 5:04, 5:04, 5:09, 6:06 (1.2mi)
5k: +/-15:43
Not sure on the place yet but the winner was in the low-mid 28s!!! Nearly a 40 second PR for me! Not bad considering I'm training for a marathon. Awesome day of running and many of the Striders got PRs as well.