Notes
damn cold with some snow for the second half of our race + two untied shoes (35 sec shoe tying split lol), but an awesome race. felt so good to be racing with the guys again. moreover, despite wrestling with horrible knee pain, an ice bath the day before cleared up some of the issues and i felt so strong throughout. only noticed my knee in the first half mile of race and during strides. having to tie my shoes sucked, but i think the little adrenaline rush helped me surge back to the ppl i was running with previously and had me running smart as i worked my way up the packs. later that night I would fan boy noah droddy and that wasn't embarrassing at all.
Post Note: I ran the same pace 2 years ago at collegiate club nationals (also at masterson station in lexington) for only 8km with no shoe tying on a warmer day. very encouraging. makes me really excited to get super focused on xc next fall.