Notes
Most of the usual suspects were at the start. When the gun went off I went up the hill in 2nd but could tell it was going to be a long race. My legs felt like they had sand in them and I was breathing like a freight train. I tried to hang onto 2nd and 3rd place on the road. Hit the mile at 5:50. We went up the trail and I almost started walking. I had nothing in them. We got to the far side of the field and then we got the headwind the rest of the way in. I went from 3rd, then 7th before I knew it. I came out of the trail just being passed and at 2 miles at 13:33. A crisp 7:40 2nd mile on some tough trail. We got onto the road for the last 1.1 in. I said I was going to hammer it to the church and see what would happen. I began moving by the string of runners. I got the 800 left and I was in 4th and right on 3rd. I went by him then chased down 2nd and went by him with 400 meters to go. I finished the last mile and a bit in 5:22. It was downhill with some headwind. I salvaged a crappy race with a nice kick to get 2nd overall. The guy who typically takes the race ended in 4th so it was a good gauge to be in front of him.