Notes
Went out a little quick around 10th and then made an effort to slow down after about a half mile. Felt really strong but knew I didn't have much training before this and around halfway I started to feel tired. Heard someone lurking behind me and tried to stay quick while making sure I had something in reserve to match a move at the end. Turns out it was Ryan and we ran together for most of the rest. Somewhere in the last mile Ryan started to push a little and I made the decision to hang with him and with what I thought was about 200-250 to go I made another push that he didn't quite match. Passed a high school kid at the end to finish 7th overall. Weirdly they held up the tape for me but I guess they did it for as many people as they could early on. Wanted to run a little faster but really hadn't prepared for this and was into the wind almost the entire 2nd half so a solid run to kick off some more serious training this spring. Really glad that everything felt good in this race.
5:34, 5:48, 5:49, 35ish.