Notes
Went out focusing on coach's plan. After that first sharp left turn, the 5 of us packed up really nicely. I knew I was going to struggle being right up on the back of our pack so I made sure that I latched on as best I could. The trail is pretty tight though so we blocked a lot of people and also got pushed around. It made it fun though.
We were about 12:49 at the 2 mile, which was right on the 6:25 pace we were shooting for.
I was crazy pumped with about like 800 to go when I got the windmill arm from coach. That motivated my strong finish because getting excited reactions from coach jacks me upppp.
It also helped that I really didn't expect much from this race. My allergies have gotten really bad which has given me a bad sore throat and tough breathing last night and all day today. So I went into the race relaxed.
Wore worn down 1/4" spikes and don't regret it.