Notes
29:47.3 8k @MC5. About 82 degrees at race time and probably like 84 by the end. Made it a point to get out conservatively because of the heat. Hit the mile in 5:40 and felt pretty comfy. Right after the mile Johnny made a big move from behind me to catch Jacob, tired to go with him, but I felt like it was too much too early, so I stayed conservative. Got caught by Tank somewhere around 2k and ran with him through the second 3k loop and onto the 2k. He would lead the hills and I would take the downhills. Went up the stairs and felt like death, would have slowed down a lot, but pushed myself to stay with tank on the back part of the loop. Regained some composure on the end of the 2k loop and passed a good amount of people on the hills. Tried to stay strong to the finish, but I probably could have kicked a little harder since I was kinda alone at the end. One of the harder races I've ever done, the hilliness of this course combined with the heat was a killer. Just wanted to run faster that last year, and I did it in the heat so I'm definitely much fitter. Shout out the Tank and Johnny for great races.