Notes
The race didn't play out as hoped today. Wanted to sit on people through 3 or 4 miles and then surge late to get the win. The leaders started dropping off pace during the 2nd mile so I took the lead then instead of running slow and trying to kick guys down. Had an EMU guy on me for the next mile or so before dropping him. Ran alone the rest of the race and mentally struggle a lot more when leading then when chasing. Not anywhere near where I'd like time-wise but I can only complain so much for running alone and trying to push what I could. Mile splits were around 4:57, 10:00, 15:01, 20:08, 25:10. Not too bad for consistency but fell off too much on mile 4 and not a strong enough kick on mile 5. Not what I'd have liked but I can't complain about being able to win. Need to add some longer tempos back into my routine to get ready for the next half-marathon now.