Notes
29:57.0 8k @ MC5. Got out with LB, Nick and Pat. Went through the flatish first mile in 5:27 and still felt decent. The hills kicked in after that and I lost Nick and LB at around ~2k. Ran mile 2 with Pat and split 5:57. 17:26 through 3 miles and 18:04 through 5k, and still felt ok. Hit the 2k loop and I knew I was in for a struggle. Got torn apart on the first uphill, and fucked up by the stairs. My quads were destroyed by this point so the uphills on the way back were quite slow. No mile 4 split because the marker was off. Got back onto the 3k loop and got passed by Justin, but I had no response. Barely mustered a kick to sneak under 30 minutes. Just a brutal course and one that certainly doesn't suit the way a I like to race, no way to get into a rhythm. I really could have done a better job of trying to stick to teammates and pushing the end. On a positive note I really used the downhills to my advantage which I haven't always done in the past. 8th on the team I think too. A decent starting point, should be much faster the next 2 weeks.