Notes
Had no idea what this what going to be like. Went out pretty hard. Some guy fell 400m in and we managed to go around him. He hit a pot hole or something. After that it spread out quickly and no issues. First mile a bit quick, second with rolling hills settled in a bit better. Third same, rollers. 4th mile a lot of downhill so I picked it up and found myself with a small group of 3 others, pushing the downhills. A couple of them managed to pass me around mile 5 and I kinda of lost contact but caught them again on the next hill and kept ahead of them. took a gel at mile 5. missed the water, got water at 7mi. I felt a sidestich coming on but managed to keep it subdued somehow. Miles 7, 8, 9 were a real struggle. Got passed by 2 guys during mile 8 to 9 but managed to catch a guy that was fading fast and another who passed me earlier. Top 20 not bad and a big personal best of 50 seconds over my 2012 time.
halfway splits of 28:49