Notes
Today was the Holliston 5k race I have been planning to do. Although my time was decent, the race was kind of a disaster. First mile out was 5:13, and when I saw that my heart sank and I settled in for a rough two miles. Second mile was 5:30, then my third mile was around 5:53. Definitely fucked up today, and I'm pretty pissed because I told myself I would go out easier and try to pace evenly.
The winner ran 16:57, or 5:28 pace overall, and I had him in my sights the whole race and could tell he was hurting bad in the last mile, just like I was. Had I gone out in a 5:30 mile, then run a second 5:30, I might have been able to pull off a third 5:30. Of course, if I had done that I would have been catching him and could have potentially outkicked him for not only the win, but my first sub-17 5k.
A decent effort, but until I learn to pace myself I'm going to continue to under-perform.