Notes
Still have quite a ways to get that sub-40!
I started from corral one with both 1/2 marathoners and 10K racers. It was nice as the course was the same until we got to about mile 5 where 10K folks did a turnaround while 1/2'rs kept going. (that turnaround sucks for fast racing - cone in the middle of the road, you can see my pace jump up to 11min/mile at that point - 5.22miles).
It was good to have people to run with for those 5 miles because when I made the turnaround there was a huge gap in front of me and behind me. The guy in front of me was an old fogie like myself (turns out he was 58 and WAS my competiton) and I could see him slowing. I knew I wasn't running sub-40 so I just fixated on his back and reeled him in starting after the turnaround. Passed him at 6.1 miles but he was still slowing. Felt bad for him as I was feeling it too from going out a little hard for my fitness. He finished 2nd in 55-59 and 17th overall, I was 16th overall. Competition wasn't great as my time would have also won 50-54, 45-49 and 35-39. Still, I had fun and can't wait to get back out on a race course.
19:58 official 5K split, so 20:22 2nd 5K split.