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didnt qualify, but I ran a really good race. Felt really good the entire race, I counted 5 people that passed me from mile 7 on. The reason was a 54 second potty stop at the 2 mile mark. I overdid the pre race hydration It felt so good chugging by people the entire race and I could hear my breathing was in much better shape.
The wind from mile 11 to 13 and from mile 21 to mile 25 was unreal, a few gusts almost knocked me over. It was like running into a wall of wind. I made a big push around mile 13 to get myself into position to go sub 3:16, but at mile 21 I realized it wasnt going to happen, my hamstring was tightening because I was working so hard. I just relaxed and kept working hard, focusing on sub 3:20. At mile 24 I said to hell with the wind and gunned it. I felt like I was running a 10k.
Really excited about the time and the effort. Felt so strong the entire race and led to a PR by 12 1/2 mins.
1st half=1:39:30
2nd half=1:39:38
last mile=7:18 including last .22 at 7:00 pace
mile 2 was 7:34 without the bathroom break
7:35 7:35 1.00 161
16:03 8:28 1.00 152
23:29 7:26 1.00 159
31:06 7:37 1.00 153
38:34 7:28 1.00 153
46:18 7:44 1.00 159
53:51 7:33 1.00 157
61:19 7:28 1.00 159
68:44 7:25 1.00 155
76:05 7:21 1.00 159
83:32 7:27 1.00 159
91:01 7:29 1.00 157
98:43 7:42 1.00 157
99:31 7:18 0.11 156
106:07 7:24 0.89 165
113:35 7:28 1.00 157
120:59 7:24 1.00 164
128:26 7:27 1.00 164
135:51 7:25 1.00 166
143:17 7:26 1.00 163
150:42 7:25 1.00 167
158:19 7:37 1.00 164
166:02 7:43 1.00 164
174:04 8:01 1.00 169
182:23 8:19 1.00 164
190:11 7:48 1.00 163
191:52 7:41 0.22 166
197:38 7:22 0.78 170
199:10 7:00 0.22 173