Notes
I keep racing on talent and not training and I'm not talented enough to do that.
Tried to run an aggressive orangeline first mile. I feared that Mark Woodcock would walk me down late in the race.
Came through the mile in 5:30 on the clock. That's kinda ok. I then latched onto a couple folk for the 2nd mile. I felt capable of passing, and should have detected that as not being aggressive enough. Bit of a hill at 1.5 and I charged it trying to stay just below redline. Then started heading in. I had bad thoughts (drop now) I had smart thoughts (just relax, lower your shoulders, just tag onto someone.) I don't think I ever really backed off.
Made turn onto last straight away and made a noticeable surge w/ .75 to go. It did not last long, but I think I faded to original pace. Made another hard move with 300 meters and it took me through the finish line. Was not passed after mile 1. I passed 12-15 in 3rd mile. I think it was a good display of mental toughness, I just didn't train well enough to allow it to be a display of physical toughness.