Notes
This was quite a surprise. I tried to hit a decent pace, working hard but sustainably. This had me in the front ten, feeling like I wasn't overdoing it I kept it up. At mile one, of course, everyone pulled away a bit and I kept the same pace. We were all strung out approaching the spillway, and a young guy passed me. I think I made up some ground through the second mile. Twice, I felt myself loose ground when mentally distracted, thoughts drifting to absent runners and what they might be doing. This may be the biggest 'loss' of fitness or discipline due to my recovery days off. I was amazed to be racing toward the 20:00 mark, but did not make any attempt at a sprint. There was never any pain, just the sense of stiffness. My core strength was noticable, definitelyl benefitting from the work at FedEx.