Woke up at 4:30 this morning and I kept waking up after that so at 5:30 I decided to just get out of bed since I wasn't sleeping anyway (my alarm was set for 6:00). So I got over there and ran the course. Then I got my packet and got my number put on my jersey and made a pit stop then jogged around a little more and did my strides.
My race plan was just to go out and try and draft off the leaders through 5 miles and then try and make a move. I didn't stick to the plan and I paid for it. I stuck to it through 5k just sitting in the pack but then as we turned to go down the hill Jake made a big surge which I matched but then instead of slowing down and sitting I made a decision to just keep pressing. It didn't work Jake was right there the whole time and Coyle and Jason both ran smart and instead of surging just slowly worked there way back up to us. I got passed by both Coyle and Jake with about 1/2 mile left and didn't go with them. I battled with Jason over the last 1/2 mile but then he turned on his major kick and passed me with about 50 meters left in the race. It was a very well run race by the 3 that beat me. I made some mistakes and now feel bad about complaining about taking 2nd place in past races. 2nd place definitely feels better than 4th :)!
Mile splits were: 5:05, 5:27, 5:29, 5:00, 4:48, 4:55, 1:58 (for the last .38 on my watch).
Ran 7 more miles after the race. Got over 20 miles in for the morning with a great workout in the middle and I saw a lot of friends so overall it was a good morning. Just a little disappointed with the race, but better to learn a lesson about sticking to the plan now than later in a bigger race.
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