Notes
Race at Williams College Invite. Another cold and windy day. Unfortunately was seeded 2nd in the 2nd heat, and after watching the first heat go pretty slow I figured ours would be too. Had an ok start but botched it by going straight to the rail and getting totally boxed into the back. Could tell we were jogging from the first turn, no one wanted to take it with the wind I spose. Came through 400 in 71+. Coming off the turn at 600m I made a move and pulled into the front but coach said to be patient so I just maintained and figured people would come get me. Came through 800 in ~2:22, got passed by a bunch of people on the backstretch and almost screwed myself getting boxed in a second time. Got back outside on the corner and then moved up to the front with 500 to go and basically kicked home from there. A guy came up next to me on the final straightaway but I found one more gear and held him off ftw.
Well, I guess I'm not really disappointed with this race, there's not anything I would have done differently. Super slow time, I'm sure I could have run faster in heat #1 but still wouldn't have been anything too quick probably. There was no way I was gonna go to the front from the start and run a fast time in the wind so I guess just racing competitively was what I wanted to do. Kinda frustrating. The guy I outkicked at the end is pretty good (4:23/8:37) so that's cool I guess, but overall I can't say it was exactly a great racing experience. Still, I at least felt strong and relaxed the entire time. Looking forward to steepling again next weekend and actually going for it this time.