Notes
Age-Graded: 81.6%
Solid "race" today.
Plan was to use the first few miles as a warmup and then to try to lock in some GRP miles for 10 to 14 miles. Up until mile 12, was trying to run closer to 6:40s so that I could work with Pat. At mile 12, decided to work on some 6:30s and this definitely increased my effort. I still had a bit more to give, but that would have put me into race effort -- which I was trying to avoid. Was disappointed with the porta potty break which probably cost me 40 seconds or so?
Once I hit 18, tried to back off, but was in the let's get this mofo over mode. So, I wasn't over 7 like I had planned...
Good effort.
ETA -- at least the course wasn't short...