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5/31/2008

10:00 AM

5 km

20:06

6:29 mi

Ratings

9 / 10
9 / 10
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Notes

Foxboro against diabetes. Pretty flat course. Finished 22nd. Didn't feel that good during warmup. Raced hard, went out too fast again, splits were 6:10;6:30:6:40 I foolishly lost patience at hill before 2 mile mark and surged/sprinted up a hill passing about 10 people. I was just sick of looking at the same people in front of me. Last mile was very tough bc of this, and it's too bad bc it was a nice downhill for a good ways. Near end timed my kick and passed 2 guys, but mistook arch of balloons over the road as the finish line, so stopped running, Oops!! 1 guy went past me. Real finish was about 20-30 yards up. By the time I realized and started back up again I couldn't catch him, saw I wasn't going to break 20, so slowed down and jogged through chute. Think I'm tired from 3 races and intervals in 1 week, way too much, legs too sore.

Race mistakes: Going out drinking the night before. Eating way to much junk food night before. Not enough sleep. Horrible pacing again. Stupid surging up a hill. Mistaking finish line.

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