Notes
Pub Series Race #5. Missed one pub series race already so barring a DNS, I am likely out of luck getting back into the top 5.
I did this race once previously. It's a 3 miler (not 5K) that does a lap around an office park parking lot and then loops through some side streets including one broken up private way.
From the start I just didn't have much in the tank. I split mile 1 in 5:04, but was a solid 10 second off of the top 3. Just didn't really have anything to dig down into and close the gap. I shot myself in the foot not getting a good spot on the starting line. I should have fought for a front row but settled in row 2 and immediately got blocked. I threw in some surges just to even get back in view of the leaders and at that point, 1/4 mile into the race, they already had that 4 second gap on me. Maybe I still would have slipped back, but would have been nice to stay closer to them from the gun.
Mile 2 has a small but steep hill that lasts maybe 30 seconds and a small section on a broken road. I figured I would give back a little time but would have preferred this to be closer to 5:10.
Mile 3 was a matter of me just holding out for 4th place. I could have fought to catch Curley, who had been slowing but I just couldn't dig down deep for it. I need to get back that late race mentality to go for it. I settled for keeping the status quo. As a result, kept at the 5:10 plus pace. Would have been fun to see what I could have done if I had fresh legs and went for it.
Overall still a fun time as usual with the pub series crowd. Liz was in London so the boys hung out in Canton (I almost did the race with the double BOB), my legs would not have liked that choice.
Place Name Bib# S Div/Tot Ag City/state Guntime Net Pace
===== =================== ===== = ======== == ===================== ======= ======= =====
1 ALEX KRAMER 147 M 1/45 27 Cambridge MA 15:17 15:16 5:06
2 TJ UNGER 273 M 1/46 40 Westwood MA 15:21 15:20 5:07
3 STEPHEN CURLEY 182 M 2/45 26 Norwood MA 15:28 15:28 5:10
4 CHRISTOPHER KLUCZNI 118 M 3/45 36 Needham MA 15:40 15:39 5:13
5 PATRICK BUGBEE 142 M 4/45 35 Cambridge MA 16:00 15:58 5:20
6 ANDREW HOLMES 186 M 5/45 33 Dedham MA 16:05 16:03 5:21
7 GREGORY PICKLESIMER 334 M 1/60 52 Brighton MA 16:14 16:12 5:24
8 JOHN KEANEY 384 M 1/11 19 Dedham MA 16:42 16:41 5:34
9 JASON CAKOUROS 242 M 2/60 53 Milton MA 17:15 17:13 5:45
10 KEVIN DELANEY 126 M 3/60 50 Arlington MA 17:19 17:17 5:46