Notes
A nice 10k PR! This was by and far the largest field I have ever been a part of and it was a blast. 48 guys large. Jacob and I found each other in the first 200m which was awesome. I led him for a bit, and we hooked up with favorite afro'd friend from Aquinas, Ganon Foley. He's a good dude, he tapped me on shoulder and offered to work with us. We obliged and clicked off 77s with him for a good chunk. After about a mile and a half, he got antsy and took off. That was not a move that Jacob or I wanted to make, so we said goodbye. We came through halfway at 16:07, which was right where I wanted to be. This was where Jacob took it from me, and he dropped the pace to 76s. Poifect. We started eating guys up in the second half. Every guy we past gave Jacob and I little more energy. Finally, with 6 to go, Jacob had had enough. He took off from me, dropping the pace even lower. I couldn't handle that at this point in the race. So I clung to the backs of the guys in front of me. My pace suffered a little bit, but not substantially. Eventually with three laps to go, I put in my final surge and went anaerobic. I believe I caught five or six guys in the last few laps, and put four away in the last 200m alone. It was a good finish, and I dipped just under 32:30 to run 32:29. A solid PR and a good race!