Notes
Great race at Steamboat today! Legs didn't feel too bad considering long run was less than 2 days ago! We went out much faster than I was expecting in 5:09 and by that point Tim, Root, and I were in a solid pack with the lead Kenyan women who were doing the 4 mile race. Once we got to the hill we slowed down a little and then rolled along at a good clip, coming through the 5k in 16:45. Root dropped off after that and then Tim and I worked together making surges to keep the pace up. When we got to the 10k Root caught back up to us and we collided with some Lady. Root didn't get water and he got pretty pissed which actually was probably a blessing in disquise cause he started hauling ass and dropped Tim and I. I tried picking it up and even though we did we didn't gain any distance on him. Tim and I continued to yo-yo the last 5k and then we decided to finish together since neither of us wanted to kick haha. Overall I was really happy with the race because both of us had enough energy to talk and I felt like I definitely had some extra energy left that I didn't use. Really happy that I felt completely smooth and controlled, and while the hills were rough I was fluid and kept realitively good form. Solid first hard tempo of the summer and a 22 second PR to boot! Great way to spend a birthday! :)