Notes
Fuck.
Opened up OK, but turnover started to die on me early. That's a first. Ran conservatively for the second mile and then was going to lay down the heat for the last two. Only thing: we were on a loop course and the second loop had the front runners join up with the walkers. On a paved trail. I spent the next two miles weaving and dodging and came to a complete stop 3 times. I started to REALLY lose it mentally/physically, but then this chick came up on my shoulder. She was kicking it in so I decided to follow. We flew. But 5:42 last mile is a joke. 3 Garmins all measured the course short by an average of .05, so I guess nothing to write the RD about. Still, with that much energy left...FAIL.
Bob ran well. I was catching up around mile 2.5, but then decided to give up the chase. He was about 30 seconds out when I pulled that last mile crap out of my ass. His age group was tough, though -- he got 4th. 24:57 I believe.
Did slightly better than I thought I would do (25:30), but not better than I wanted (sub-25). My age group was weak...so I took home some hardware. Whatevs.
Disappointing.