Notes
Valpo 5k
Wow, that was bad. The markings were off, I think: 1000s were 3:55, 7:27, 11:54, 16:04, 21:08 and I really don't think I sped up that much in the 2nd or slowed down that much in the 3rd. 4th and 5th were probably accurate, but by then I was confused.
Mostly I was scared of the footing - I twisted my left ankle again badly during the warm up and four more times during the race, so I always had my head down looking 2m ahead. I was with my group through the first k but then fell off the back.
This was a disappointing start to the xc racing season. The good news is, I know I'm capable of much much better (my tempo was faster by at least 30 seconds), and I have no intention of biffing the next one like this.