Notes
Really fun race. Was expecting competition, so I was geared up for a fast start, but when I took off at the gun, no one went with me. Was going pretty hard the first mile, and came through the probably-reliable mile marker in 4:33, already having built up a 35 second lead on second place. The second mile was flat and pretty straight. I got into a pretty good rhythm, and saw my two mile split of 8:52 (which, in retrospect was clearly placed too early) and thought I was going to be breaking 14:20! The last 1.1 (which in reality was probably 1.2 or 1.3) miles was very smooth, and I feel like I could have pushed myself quite a bit harder with any competition.
A good race on a fast course. Felt really relaxed after the first 800m. I'm definitely excited for what I can do when I get on the track with some competition.