AM - 6.5 miles. Half mile warm and then 5 miles with 4x200. I was just feeling pretty tired on this run today. I was able to stay with the boys the whole time but I really struggled to do so. My 200's weren't very fast either. Hopefully I have more energy tonight at the race. Race - 5.5 miles. Got in 1.5 warm just after the girls race started then did some agilities and got to the start line. The race took forever to start but finally the gun was fired and I got out pretty well. The first mile was really good and I was right where I wanted to be but as I hit mile two, I started to really struggle. I was able to still give a good push and I was still where I wanted to be but I wasn't passing very many people. When the third mile came around, I just couldn't get myself to move and Josh, Andrew, and Logan all passed me on this mile. My finish was really bad and I don't think I passed anyone. It was still a good race for me, nonetheless, and I was able to get a PR but I'm still kind of disappointed. I ran pretty much the same pace that I ran on the time trial but I wasn't able to beat or even come close to beating some of the people I beat at the time trial. New PR by about 7 seconds and a new course PR for myself by about 1 min. 30 sec. and almost a 3 min. PR from my first race on this course last year. So even though I will need to work on pushing that last half of the race, I still had a great race and great time and I've got a lot to look forward to this year.
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