Notes
First race since May so it was a little weird lining up. I wanted to shake things out and not hammer it too much since I am racing a mile on Tuesday. It was a trail 5k. I took off what felt fast but controlled. Hit the opening mile in 6th at 5:35. The second mile I felt the leaders slack in the pace so I went around them and took the lead. I hit mile 2 at 5:52 or 11:27. I was a hard mile with the hills and turns. I was back in 5th by the end of mile 2. I then stretched out the 3rd mile but so did everyone else I was with. I was stuck in between efforts. I could cruise easily and stay in 5th but the leader was only finished maybe 12 seconds up on me. But I knew it would take a big effort to catch him. I went 5:31 for the 3rd mile. Got 4th overall. Probably should have raced it harder but it feels good to be lining up again. I do love racing.