Notes
First track race of the season. I was pretty nervous given the quality of the field and how little running I had done in the past week.
I don't know my splits, but I think it was pretty consistent. For the first kilometer was 2:50. I spent most of it in lane one or right on someone's shoulder. The first four seeds were all guys from the University of Louisville and I found myself right in their pack. Honestly, most of what happened in the race is a blur, and I don't know for sure at what time I took the lead, but I think it was with about 1000m left after having come through the 1600 in 4:28.
With 400 to go, I was still in the lead, but the legs were starting to get a little heavy. When the eventual winner went by me with 250 to go, I didn't really have it to go with him, but I hung relatively strong on heavy legs to sneak under 8:20.
Really happy this race. To run a 14 second PR from college off of no 3k specific work or real speed work on the first track race of the year is a great way to begin. Not sure what's next, but I'm thinking about the Raleigh Relays next weekend.