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Splits:3:21,6:43(3:22),10:29(3:46),14:09(3:40),17:32(3:22)
I realized after this weekend, how much I have grown since freshman/sophomore year, but also how different racing is for me now. Races used to seem endless and terrible, now with all of the miles I've run they seem to go by too fast for me to even relax and run at a comfortable pace, the entire race is run at full effort, no settling in to your pace after the first K, there is no "I feel like I'm not going hard enough I should pick it up" everything is all out from the start and then it's over. Not sure why but looking at results most everyone's times seemed to be a little slower than this course typically runs (not just Chatard, but all the teams.) no doubt it is a challenging course, and probably the toughest race I've I ever run mentally, but the races as a whole and leaders just seemed to be a little slower than usual.