Notes
I thought there was no way that I would run slower than I did here two years ago which happened to be the slowest 5 miler of my life, (31:48) but I did.
Today was almost as hot as 2006, but way more humid. I went out conservatively so iIwould have something at the end because I didn't want to blow up in the hot humid (90%) conditions, but I did anyhow. It wasn't that I was overbreathing... it felt like my entire body couldn't get oxygen. Almost like I was running underwater resistance wise. My body felt like I was burning up. I felt like this even on the wamrup.
I dragged my butt in for the last 2 miles at 6:50 pace. The one good thing about this race today was I didn't cause any damage to the hamstring. It got tight around mile 2.5, but it wasn't a factor in how slow I ran.
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