Notes
Elmhurst 4 on the 4th- 1st overall
Race played out perfectly for my plan of attack today. Manual splits at the mile marks were 4:55, 4:52, 5:07, 4:48 ( i had 4.06 mi so course was a bit long and most of that was during mile 3 and little in mile 4). Got out decently hard and sat the first mile behind arturs, Jon, and nolan. It was a bit strung out during mile 2 but I closed the gap on the uphill under the bridge. Moved into 3rd until the turnaround and then passed nolan at the turn and kept Jon close. Made my move to the lead on the uphill by the bridge and then just kept pressing. Legs felt pretty good the last mile and hit it pretty hard. Closed really well and was happy with the end result. My goal was to run sub 19:50 and fight for the win, and I was able to get that done. This is technically a 4mile PR although i may have split slightly faster during an 8k in college. Solid confidence boost going into bix in a few weeks