Notes
Very nice weather for this race (as always). The large pack of kids sprinted out to the lead, before my group passed them at the half mile mark. Ran with one guy for the first mile (526), picked off another before the start of the second mile (528) and cuised by a third guy a half mile later. The third mile clicked over at 527 and the final sprint was 31s (sub-5 pace).
Just missed going under 1650 and I was shocked to see the clock clicking numbers over in the 1640s. I think there were a few more seconds left on the course. It was nice to run with people, but I could have sprinted harder at the end. The racing flats are amazing. The local hero showed up and ran under 15 min.
Just reflecting on the race a bit.. ran the first half of the second mile at 530/531 pace. But, didnt panic as its pitched slightly uphill. Cranked it down a little on the back half of that mile, slightly downhill. At the close of the third mile, I got a "Finish strong" from some lady in the crowd. Really? Finish strong? Not sure why this bothered / bothers me.. but Im not a member of Team in Training.