Notes
Well, I did what I told myself I wasn't going to do, which was to run harder than I was supposed to. I started out the run and immediately my ego and pride got the better of me when one runner took off. We split the 1st mile in 5:35 and I told myself "oh no". We ran side-by-side until he took off around 1.5 miles. Mile 2 split was likely faster than a 5:51 pace. The guy put about a 15meter gap on me and maintained the lead until about the 4mile mark where he started to come back to me. I really didn't want to be beaten, so I kicked in a gear in the last mile. Definitely started to feel the legs and cardio in the end.