Notes
Great race!
Slowest 3 miles were the first three. The first six felt like work and my watch told me I was on 6:34 pace at the turn around. Some guy told me I was good to follow since I was running like a metromone. At that point I said "fuck it" and started hammering and got really greedy, yet picking up the pace somehow seemed easier. I kept rolling knowing that I don't have the fitness to keep at this all day and hoped I could just keep it going to the end. Meanwhile the miles kept passing by mentally faster than any race I've run so I just kept rolling with my greedy ass pace. Only the last half mile was hard and my legs wanted to do the funky chicken yet I kept turning over the pace like I needed to. I had nothing left for the kick at the end and finished with a strong taste of copper in my mouth.
Pretty big negative split (43:29 - 6:35 pace / 41:32 - 6:18 pace). Never really felt pain. I thought 1:26 and top 50 would have been nice. Instead I got 1:25 and top 25.
As the race progressed so did the rain. This was great and I think it helped a lot to be running in 58 degree weather with a steady rain. This kept my core temp in check during the race but my teeth were chattering pretty soon after the finish. Weighed my soaked lightweight race shoes when I got home. 15oz each! Damn.
Best 5K: 19:23
Last 10K: 39:01
Last 10M: 1:03:41