Notes
I was close to scratching out of this when I did strides taped the day before and they hurt but stopped when I readjusted.
The plan was to make an attempt with Sam at 16:00 flat in the 5k. He went out pushing the pace a bit. I was afraid if I got dropped by him I'd be a goner. We went through at 5:06 pace, and I was right on at 2k. However, Sam ran a 40 and I moved to the front to push the pace. He passed me back, and I passed him again, and then he disappeared. I didn't realize until 400 to go that he was gone. I was straining to go through the 3k in 9:37.5 I think I went through more like in 9:40 (that would have been a PR at the beginning of the season) and then 10:20 ish through 3200 (better than my 3200 time trial on the outdoor track my 3rd year). I started to decay in pace. Spiegs told me 16:05 pace. I died between 3 and 4 k though even though i was trying to focus on 12:50 for the next split target... There's just no replacement for having someone to reel in. I think at about 4k I managed to stop the bleeding. Coach was telling me things like 16:15 and on your way to a nice PR. I had a red jersey on my tail... I can't recall if I got him or not, was starting to get a bit loopy. I thought I saw cooper, but then I decided that I couldn't believe it.
I am a bit disappointed that I did not break 16, but this was an excellent race. This is a stepping stone to breaking it in outdoor, and I can feel good about this race.