Notes
Managed a pretty decent race today. Very low-key event, so was worried I might be time-trialing but I had a few people to run with. Lead the lead pack for the first k or so then was overtaken by someone in a toronto track club singlet so figured he was going to dust me. I sat behind him and he never really pulled away. Some of the footing was terrible in this section so it was more about not wiping out then anything else. Lots of ice patches and hard packed snow. Once we got through the bad footing I made a concious effort to close the gap on him and did but then instead of just running with him I just kept going. Took awhile before I really pulled away. I got a look at the gap on the short out and back section and thought it would be bigger. At that point with just over a k to go just put my head down and grinded away. There was no way I was going to lose this. That last k was in 3:28 which may very well be the fastest k of my life.
Kinda wondering if I would have been in PR land (18:35?) if the footing had been better. Ah well, this is where I hoped I was at so to pull it off is nice.