Notes
Pretty crappy race. I don't have an official time yet - this is just Brent's 1400 split from when I lapped him just before the bell. I went out in the middle of the pack and slowly worked my way up. I kept hearing splits for the people around me and they sounded slow but I didn't let that get to me. I moved up and put myself in a pretty good position with 600 to go. Then everybody went around me and I couldn't respond. Funny thing is I don't think I slowed down - I just didn't have the ability to do anything. There was one guy that I actually passed twice who then outkicked me with 200 to go. Bottom line is I am not in shape and that is very frustrating. It's not exactly a deficiency in speed or endurance, it's an overall lack of capability. I have many months to change that.
I didn't sleep at all on Friday night because of work anxiety. This has to stop. I ran a 37:11 10k three months ago and I've not been slacking since then.
Hilariously 5:28 is almost perfectly in line with the 2:59:01 that I ran in Philadelphia. I hope I have not permanently transformed myself from a decent 5k/10k runner into a mediocre marathoner.