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Indy Half - 1:12:54 for 95th place. Honestly, this was a good race. I know the time is over two minutes off a PR but the conditions today did not call for fast times at all. Warm temps, steady rain, and 17 mph winds with some insane gusts made the day interesting. The start was absolute madness and it was tough to get out hard. Kinda just chilled the first mile. I actually felt pretty shitty the first 4-5 miles. Breathing was labored and legs while not tired, were not super responsive. I thought I was ready for another bust but I started to catch a second wind mentally and once that happened, my body seemed to respond physically. I started picking people off left and right after mile 5 which was fun. The second half of the race I started to feel like my old self again, my breathing was relaxed and I was in an aggressive and race mindset. I was headed for a negative split but the head wind flat out sucked the last 3 miles and you can see that as the pace slowed significantly. Breathing was still controlled but it was just tough running into what felt like a wall of wind, look at mile 11. Kicked hard the last half mile to break 73. I think with normal fall temps and less wind I would have been around low to mid 71 and that’s about where my fitness is at I believe. Pretty happy with this. I raced to my expectations and was able to battle negative thoughts and put myself in a position to do well. I think I’m back.