Notes
GBTC XC Invitational
Raced without a watch today because I felt that would be better for getting a feel for pacing and racing this fall. I’m curious what my first half mile and mile were though. Felt decent overall but as usual I wanted to do a little better. Struggled a little late in the race and definitely need more mile-5K work to get more comfortable with fast running. I think I did a B- job this week preparing, mostly because I could have slept a little more and managed time and stress at work a little better. Still, basically the same time as last year and last year I was able to improve a lot in the month following this race.
The race was a lot more competitive this year than last year, so I was a little further back than I expected. The team finished 3rd not far behind GBTC in 2nd but Battle Road was a strong first. I think we can compete well this fall if we have the right guys show up but so far it looks like a more competitive year than we’ve had before.