Notes
Nasty windy day that was no fun to race/run in. We got there, set up tent and pretty much chilled for 3 hours in the cold. Race started at 1:00. I started in 18th of 22 positions, way at the end in lane 8 on the arc. Scared that the start would be too tough, get boxed in or something. I started off, a very physical, aggressive start with a lot of pushing and jostling, got decent positioning for the first lap but it was a slow law, about 1:11. Second lap I moved up a little, right on Schrock's shoulder. I felt pretty good, was going good, moving on a lot of people. Came through the half very slow at 2:21 (1:10). Third lap me and Schrock moved hard, starting to catch a lot of guys and reel in Zach. Surged a lot, still felt real good. Coming into the 4th lap I was hoping to surge hard on the last lap and close in a solid time for a big time PR (Doc predicted at least a 4:34). I came through the 1200 in 3:29 (1:08). About 50m into the last lap, I tried to push my last lap, but the legs would not fire. Tried again 50m later and I could not get my legs to go. It was a terrible feeling, watching Schrock quickly gap me while I couldn't do anything. Lost form on the last lap, finished in 4:48(1:19). The last lap was terrible and I am ticked with the time, a wasted time. This was a bad race timewise, but I am happy with the effort and how I did the first three laps. I did the best I could and I know I can run a fast mile on Monday.