Notes
Great race!
Goal was to see what kind of shape I was in, start out with an even 6:00 minute mile pace for the first 5k and see if I could pick it up on the second half.
Mile one: Down hill split was either: 5:09, 5:40, or 5:53. They had three markers for the first mile.
Mile two: 5:36 must have been short. My shins really tightened up, I really wanted to stop and stretch them out. I was running in a four man pack I tried to relax my stride hang in there and keep the pain at bay.
Mile three: 6:20 seemed long. Two of the guys dropped off I felt like my pace was consistent. It was energizing to see a familiar face (Tony) on the back stretch. I decided I had to lose this guy that ran like a horse and was breathing like a steam train.
Mile four: 6:12, Felt solid. Lost everyone on the hills.
Mile five: 6:06, lonely mile. Occasionally I could see two guys about a minute ahead of me; kept up a solid pace but couldn't gain any ground on them.
Mile six: 5:52, breathing down my neck. Just after the 5 mile marker I looked back for the first time in the race. I could see two guys not far back. It wasn't long and I could hear one of the runners; I kept pushing harder to keep him back. A few times I could hear his running cadence increase so I would surge, I wanted to make this guy fall apart.
Mile 0.2: 1:05, what a race I put everything on the line. I just couldn't find that extra gear to hold him off in the last 100 meters.
37:08, two and a half minute PR! Last year I ran 41:40 at Friendly Sons of St. Pats.
Capital Striders Circuit 2008: 22 points, current standings unknown.