Notes
Perfect day for a race. Nice warmup before. At the gun, settled into a good pace. Too good, about 6:40 at mile one. I slowly faded from that and started hitting my goal pace of 7:30mpm while still picking off competitors. Rolly, polly hills. At the 3 mile switchback, I counted the runners coming back and determined I was in 28th. Working mile 5, I started to fade a bit more and was passed by two people, one in my age group. I settled into position for the rest of the race as the field really stretched out. With a half mile left, I started feeling sick and went to a slow jog. This eventually cost me time. My stomach settled a bit and I picked it up, knowing that I might hit by best-hoped-for time. Not to be. Sprinted across the line in good-feeling form. Very fun, but tough.