Notes
Good race, although very very hot. I did end up hitting my goal of 1:02, but I did it the hard way. I planned on going out in 6:15s and closing in 6:00s or faster. Two mile split time was 11:19, 5 mile split was 29:30. Retarded, especially on a hot, humid day like yesterday. The second half of the race was really rough. I discovered that it's my legs that break down first, at mile 9 I was able to talk very easily to some guy, but my legs were so heavy I couldn't go faster.
Unfortunately, I did get beaten by the first place woman. She ended up running 1:01, so she beat my by a minute. I wonder if I could have taken her if I had paced more intelligently. She passed me at mile 9, so obviously she knew how to pace. Regardless, I know I can take 10 miles at 6:15 pace so I'm hopeful for the half marathon.