Notes
Not a great race. A whole minute slower than the one I ran last month. Stomach issues when I woke up this a.m. although I don't know if they actually affected the race. I felt like my first mile was possibly too slow but there was no mile marker so I wasn't sure. And then I think that threw me because I wasn't sure how I was doing. In fact, there were no mile markers at all; lousy course. I felt winded and my legs were also a little weak, although the winded-ness seemed to be the issue. A lot of people passed me, whereas in my last several 5ks I was passing other people. I guessed I was coming in around 27-ish and I was right. Some of my mental toughness was probably not there... I could tell it wasn't a PR day and didn't push it.
Disappointing, especially given I probably can't do another 5k until September. But I have to realize it's not going to be a PR every time I run. This was the first time I haven't PR-ed since November. So I guess you could say I was due.
Also, my mileage was way down this month. Not sure if it had an effect, but certainly possible.