Race - 2 miles warm. When the gun went off, I got out pretty good but still got absorbed in the pack. I tried to stay relaxed as possible in that first mile but I could tell that my upper body was tightening up. I came by the first mile at 5:30 which was good but I started to die off in the second mile because I wasn't staying relaxed and I dropped to 12:00 (6:30 mile) at the 2 mile. I did my best to relax and fight back hard in the next mile and I finally had a decent kick but I finished with an 18:54 (about 18:15 at 3 mile which is about a 6:15 last mile). I just didn't come prepared mentally to race. That is the one thing I've struggled to do this season, is prepare mentally. It is something that I'm really going to need to work on. But, my season isn't over yet because Preston invited me to come to Footlocker with him. I won't get to take a two week break like the most of the rest of the team but I don't care. I already took a three week break this season for my injury and we still sort of get a two week break after that (no running but we are doing other stuff like yoga with the rest of the team).
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