Notes
2nd 5K in 2 days, was feeling ok during warm up. There was a slight tail wind for first 1.8k and then 3k of downhill (27m drop) with slight head-cross wind. Plan was to go out faster than yesterday and then just push as much as I could on the downhill. Didn't feel great the first 500m but soon settled in and was ready to go at 2K. The crowds lining the street for the ensuing parade were insane, packed rows deep along the entire route. Luckily there were a few guys running a similar pace to me so I fed off of them in the second half of the race.
I never really reached my limit, felt easier than yesterday, and still had a strong kick that I started today with about 100m to go. Garmin was not reliable at all so I didn't look at my watch between 2k and 4k. I felt like I did a good job of maintaining pace after the first K although there was a slight tailing off in the 2nd Km. When I hit 4k I noticed my time around 15:26 so figured if I pushed hard in the last km I could get a respectable time in the low 19's. Very happy with performance, no side stitch, calf held up although there may have been slight numbness in my left foot that never got worse. Very fast and enjoyable course, maybe could have broken 19:00 today if I forced it earlier.
Temperature felt cooler than yesterday with some flurries, didn't really warm up until the mid way mark.