Notes
Perhaps more Race than Tempo overall. Tried to ease back a few times during the first lap and keep this in threshold range but the race atmosphere got the best of me. Got gapped super fast by 2 leaders and then 3rd place was out of reach shortly after. The 4th and 5th place guys were right ahead so I kept them close. Seeing close to 6:30 on the lap pace and competition so close made it hard for me to drop off.
North wind was tough and I was creeping very close to 5k effort and mentality at about the mile mark / end of 1st lap as I had surged a bit to take 5th place into the headwind. I was able to relax and lower the effort slightly once I got the wind at my back and come up along-side 4th heading south on lap 2. The 3rd lap though had me putting some distance on that guy and then getting back into full 5k effort - especially the final half mile or so into the wind.
Maybe had 5 seconds/mile faster today at best and would have also benefited a little with a fewer miles beforehand.
Looking at the graph, I can see lots of times in the first mile where I backed off and tried to conserve - after a too quick start. Also very easy to see the drastic change form tailwind to headwind. Far from ideal pacing but given the pretty steady HR thats about the best I could do.
Happy enough with the effort but SO SO far from where I would like to be! A reminder of how uncomfortable 5ks can be.