Notes
Regionals at Oshkosh. coming in my quad had been bothering me a bit going really fast since wednesday and before the warm up when i did a couple buttkicks after getting out of the porta potty my hamstring seemed to get aggravated, but nevertheless, this race went really well for us and for me individually as well. we had a box all the way on the right so we took the straight shot to the first cone instead of veering left and it worked out perfectly. we all got out great and were looking over and laughing because we were way ahead of everyone who cut left. we all settled maybe 250ish meters in and had to settle a ton so other people could get in front of us so we didnt take the wind. got into great position and stayed there for the first 4k. it felt SOOOO FUCKING EASY. our whole pack, save plank out ahead, were just sitting in the chase pack seemingly jogging. i was growing a little impatient because i felt so good but i was willing to wait as long as i could before i actually had to race. anyhow, al made a big move after the 4k. ethan called immediately. i waited a second and then was like fuck it, ill go too. we ended up breaking that pack really hard like right away and when we hit the 5k, we were running places 2, 5-8 with ethan and al ahead, and dhruvil right behind. eventually dan caught up to me around the 6k as the other guys had pulled slightly ahead with peterson with them. i started to tighten up pretty bad in my left hip/hamstring. we hit a mile to go and dan dropped off. i still felt very easy aerobically but my mobility was getting pretty shitty, especially with how my left foot was hitting the ground. i just focused on short quick steps though and kept good form. i didnt strain at all though the last mile. we were destroying and i knew that so i did unfortunately let 5 or so guys pass me the last 600-800 without putting up a fight but i know i just need to be ready to go for next week. still ended up with a 22 second course PR and almost a lifetime PR even without a part 4 really. team raped and we are confident as ever. funnest race i've ever participated in