Notes
Crazy event! Mile closer here, Coach seeded me at 5 seconds after the gun time I got to go. Been feeling dead the last few weeks and not sure how fast I would go, but I knew a lot of people pred in this race a lot. We did a 3 mile warmup, strides and drills, then did a 5:50 mile, a 5:30 mile, and then 10 minutes to get ready for the race.
Started the race, went out first 200 in 32 trying to catch the group in front of me, caught them with ease, ran with the pack, by the 400 I was with the lead pack, coming through in a 66. A little fast but about what I wanted. Next lap kept pushing, near the end of the lap I surged to the front with Patty and Gatlin. I took the lead 100 m into the 3rd lap, pushing hard and the surge gave me some distance over some guys. Started the last lap pretty tired but still pushing, James Connelly passed me at 100 in and Teddy kicked passed me in the last 100, and I had no kick, but finished last lap in 68 to run a total time of 4:38.3, just two seconds off my PR. Glad to be feeling good again, to finish 3rd in the race, and to know I am in mile shape after doing a hard warm up workout and not feeling the best. Gonna be a good season!