Notes
Great race today. Felt good at the start after the short warmup from Teddy's, a couple dynamics and a last minute trip to the bathroom with 5 minutes to go. Beginning was suuuper smooth, had to ease up to run 5:55. Felt pretty strong through the first half of the race, with the hill leading up to the halfway point being a bit tough but manageable. This was where Tate started to drop me more significantly. Halfway time was 39:02. Felt strong up to about 9 miles, where an extended hill left me feeling like maybe I had messed up and was going to really suffer the rest of the race. I was able to recover a bit on a downhill around 9.5 miles and still hit 10 in 60:04 which was pretty sweet. Kyle caught up in 2 go and I figured he would drop me like a bad habit, but turns out he and I both were suffering a little. We ran together for a mile or so probably, and then approaching the crest of the last hill I put in a push because I figured I would rather be passed now than in the last few meters and my push would make Kyle go for it. Turns out he wasn't feeling it and I ran scared to a 5:34 last mile.
Lots of fun running this, mainly because the last 7 miles were uncharted territory and I was running by feel essentially. I thought I might have bonked around 9.25 but I was able to still finish once I made it past a couple of rough minutes. Achilles felt good the entire time and the rest of the day. This was a really good fitness test/check-in and makes me think I'm in better shape than I think I am. Also, I need to step up my tempo game. Planning to run tomorrow as long as everything feels okay.