Notes
I really don't know what to say about last night. I thought I was in much better shape than that and everything was going fine until I saw the 1/2 mile split.
Got out hot, but I was very much in control. Took a peek at the watch just before the 1/4 mile split and saw 4:47 pace on the watch, didn't stress, just went with it. Came through the 1/4 in 1:10 and told myself to relax a little bit. Still right on Brian's shoulder.
Just before the 1/2 mile split, took another look at the watch and saw 5:21!!!??????
There is no way that I slowed that much. Still within a stride of Brian just before we make the left turn. Figure it must be a GPS issue. Then I see the clock and it's going to be 2:30 - 2:31. SHIT!!!
Oh well, just stay on it. You are still ahead of Billig and people in your age group. Take advantage of the downhill -- TRIED...
Made the next left and just trying to dig. Then all of a sudden I feel like I am in neutral and the clown car of Billig and all the people in my age group comes flying by. The clock is reading like 3:48 at the 3/4 mile split -- SHIT!!!
Billig passes me, Bohlke passes me, Severude passes me, and then Holovnia passes me. I got nothing... Looking at the results, two other guys in my age group must have passed me at some point because they were the top two 50-54. I am 7th in my age group.
Pretty dejected about this. I think 4:55 might have been a stretch, but not terribly out of reach.