Notes
16:51.26 (watch time) 5km @ the Spartan Grand Classic. Got out fast, probably slightly too fast, and stuck with LB, Nick and Pat. Hit the mile in 5:14 and it felt real fast. Stayed with the same group through the second mile and hit it in 5:22. Started to lose Pat and Nick after that, but I tried to stay strong. The long uphill on the short loop hit me hard. Tried to use the downhill and slowed way up on the steep uphill. Should have started building my kick after the steep uphill, but I didn't. LB caught me somewhere around the mile 3 mark and I had no response. Hit the 3rd mile in 5:43 (3 mile split 16:19.63 PR) and the last ~172m in ~32 seconds. Decent race, but certainly areas to improve. Should have tried to go with Nick and Pat or at least started my kick earlier. 3rd mile was the toughest one, but it shouldn't have been that slow. Last 5k until the Turkey trot too.