Notes
I have mixed feelings about this race and am overanalyzing it as I write this. The goal was to stick behind Caroline who was aiming for sub 19:00 and hold on as long as possible. I tried so hard to execute this to perfection, but ended up falling off around 2k. I fought hard to keep my head in check and have a good race despite falling off. I went in afraid of the pace and it felt so much faster than I was expecting. Had I gone in with a better attitude maybe things would have been different. I'm just so frustrated and feel so stuck. I wouldn't have been given this plan if I wasn't capable, so why couldn't I do it? Why is it so hard to run faster?
Even though I'm upset good things happened. I now have experience running an indoor 5k, I PR'ed my 3k, and ran faster than the 5k time trial. This race was just a stepping stone to something bigger and better.