Notes
BS and I got to jump in this nice neighboorhood 5K. It is only 1/2 mile from my house so I feel like I need to defend my turf. I had won the race the last 2 years but no one really shows up for it. It was just BS and me at the line and I took off pretty fast. Within about 100 meters I was pulling away from BS and in the lead. I thought I was farther ahead than what I really was. The first lap is a long mile, there are no mile markers but it ends up 3 loops. So I went through the first loop 5:22. The second lap I started lapping some of the walkers and was getting tired. At about 1.75 miles I checked over my shoulder around the corner for BS and he was much closer than I was expecting. I knew on the third lap there would be 1 hill. I got to the second lap at 10:52. I had slowed down some but not too much. I began to watch my watch the last lap trying to get under 16 min. I kept counting the time down and and was kicking it in hard the last 800 to get under. I turned the last corner and sprinted in and ducked under 16 min. 15:55. I was pleased with the time. I was really pushing the last 800 - felt like maybe a 2:25 last half or something close to that pace. Second fastest 5K for me in my life. Good race, good day.