Notes
With my third Bluegrass 10K under my belt, it's getting easier to remember the pattern. It's always hot, the distance is always tough, and going uphill on miles 4/5 is always brutal. That said, it's always fun. Pre-race prep definitely went better than last year. Had time to use the bathroom and get a decent warm-up in.
The first two miles felt very good. Initially I thought it would be tough to get out of traffic but it only took 200-400m to find some running room. Some reckless cops decided to shoot a truck+trailer through a gap in the race right in front of me, which was pretty infuriating. I probably spent longer than I should have seething about what a stupid maneuver that was.
I had to slow down considerably in the third when my legs started feeling a little heavy. Overall my pace wasn't quite what my recent races indicated I should be capable of, but I don't have a ton of experience at this distance and conditions were somewhat challenging. I'm still pretty happy with the result even if I did miss my 50 minute goal by half a second. It's always a blast going downhill on Main St to the finish and running through the big crowd.