Notes
Not my best race, but I did the best I could given the conditions. I started out on pace, but it was hard to keep that pace from the very start. I didnt feel great to begin with - my blood sugar felt unstable (a result of not eating so good/too much junk yesterday, i think). That combined with the heat and humidity just made for challenging conditions. I was so hot that I had chills off and on from mile 3 on.
I was really fighting to just maintain a 9:00ish through mile 3 and 4, but by the beginning of mile 5, I threw in the towel. I walked through both water stops and walked part of one of the hills. In hindsight, i wish i hadnt done that, as I was only 20 seconds-ish off of my PR, despite the conditions!
On the plus side, while my legs felt sluggish, I didn't have any pains anywhere (i.e. no hamstring issues)