Notes
Missouri Southern Stampede
Felt good during the race and glad that I drank a lot of water before everything. I followed Stanbrough's plan by staying away from the main group at the start and running in as straight of a line as possible. Not sure about the splits but apparently hit about 15:45 at the 3 mile mark. Really happy with my performance but could have/should have picked up the effort towards the end with about a mile left to go. Heat was honestly the worst and kinda glad that we had two sessions in the afternoon. If it wasn't so hot I'm positive I would have ran a faster time and maybe placed better. Battled with a lot of people towards the beginning but lost some places towards the end. Stayed mentally strong so just need to keep the effort up during the actual race. Going into the race I wasn't terribly nervous despite having a not so great week of practice. Just kept telling myself I know what I can do and remembering there are expectations that need to be met. Hopefully Chili Pepper goes better.