Notes
Q LR day, 10 mi at M pace on a loop near the school. Caton Farm to Drauden, to Theodore, to County Line x 2
Was with BJ, Dylan, Camyn, and Ethan. Would've had Gavin, but he's out sick for a bit. Got started and I knew we'd smash this within the first mile. 5:48 and it felt just easy. Knew if we got greedy it'd be a rough close though, so It stayed super consistent. Only #6 was a bit more of a push since it was down Caton Farm the second time. Bit of a net downhill I think on that stretch.
We talked through most of the first loop about rankings, likely finishes, top individuals and stuff, then kinda quieted down just before getting into the second loop. Felt great mile 6, then started to feel it creeping in on mile 7. 7 and 8 were the toughest ones I think, I was putting all my mental energy towards #9 knowing the last one would hurt no matter what. Once we came through 9 still hitting well under 5:50 I was feeling pretty excited about the whole run overall and the last mile was easier than I expected. Even though we closed under 5:40, it felt slower, but not quite as hard. Had we let the reins out a bit, it would've been easy to get under 5:30 and I bet we could've closed close to 5:20. Not today though, coming off a big week and the first meet Saturday, the guys ran it really well. Camyn dropped on the last 2 miles pretty much, but still finished pretty solidly.