Notes
All American race didn't end up too bad but I didn't feel nearly as fresh as last year. Legs were pretty dead to start and didn't get much more energy during the race. Balto and I went out together and got through the mile in 5:18 and two mile in 10:25. Blisters were getting pretty bad at this point and I was getting a little frustrated at how tiring it felt. Devin Monson and I worked at closing the gap to the front group at the beginning of the 4th mile and we both got to the pack at the top of the hill. This is where I finally caught Kyle and I barely held him off at the finish even though I don't think he was running as hard as me. Turned the corner to the finish and was surprised to realize that I had gotten into 4th. One guy outkicked me and I was able to hold off the other large group of chasers. Overall, I'm pretty happy considering how bad I felt and think with dropping some base mileage and some speed work I can be ready for a couple of faster cross country races.