Notes
All I can say is that I've had an individually disappointing season so far. This puts a bittersweet tinge for me on our awesome team job as we qualified for Nationals for the first time in 10yrs. I am definitely not where I thought I would be this year. I ran this same race on this same course two years ago and I ran it faster then. All I can think is that maybe I should be starting a bit less aggressive as I race. This tactic work incredibly well for me last track season. So far this cross season, I have been trying to start in a pack with my teammates but I always seem to fall off hard the last two miles. I even managed to run down to tempo pace for my last two miles at Oshkosh. This does not help my teammates when I do this. I plan on talking with Dan about the idea of being more conservative in my start, like how I raced last track season, in hopes of consistent faster miles and a stronger finish. I am still incredibly happy to be part of the National team. I just want to be able to do some justice and do a meaningful part in our success, which isn't finishing 35 seconds behind our number 5.