Notes
I don't even know I am really upset with my performance. Never mind the fact that I was over a minute back from where I wanted to be, I was almost 10 seconds slower than last year, that is so ephed up I don't even want to think about it. It was sorta hot or something, I guess, it's hot for everyone though so I don't see why that's a big deal. I don't know if I just don't have it, or what, 5:46 / mile is so slow and Saratoga is a "fast" course.
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Got out nice and easy, towards the back, felt good. Started to move up towards the end of mile 1, came through in close to 5:20 (?) which was faster than I'd hoped to go out, but whatever. Kept moving up throughout mile 2, picking guys off, made sure I wasn't settling, caught Jarrett/Pat Condon/ Jeff at the bottom of the gravel hill, then crossed the bridge and went up the next hill and it was like I got hit with a bag of bricks, had nothing and was basically going backwards the rest of the race. I hung with Pat and Jeff until Ferndale and then my legs were toast again, probably a really slow last mile 3 guys from RPI passed me and put a lot of ground on me.
I mean, I guess I could say that I went out too fast on a hot day, or something? But plenty of people went out faster or as fast as me and finished way ahead (Benji, Steve, Bashir). It's all so stupid, doesn't make any sense. I could go back through the last 5 years of xc races and count on my thumbs the number of positive log entries there are.
Ok I have to end on a positive note so I will say that at least on a hot day where I was very unhappy with how I ran I still ran within 10 seconds of my course best from a race that I was ok with. NOPE, sorry, not making me feel better. Well at least it's awesome to see Paul kicking ass, I can live vicariously through him.
ACKKKKKKK fuckfuckfuck ok maybe I will come up with some positive thoughts for my shakeout log. I'm really brainstorming hard. Um, I will go have some great workouts in the next two weeks and then run well at Preregionals, ya that sounds good.