Not a bad race, but a bit slower than what I was hoping for. Warmed up a bunch, probably 3 miles or so total I'm guessing. Legs were OK, but not peppy. Went in to the race thinking that 5:20 would be a fair time to run.
Race started and I got out well and moved to the inside. The pace felt fine aerobically, but I could tell I didn't have much more in terms of speed. That would have been alright if the first lap would have been fast, but I came through at 81 seconds........so no time cushion. Lap 2 I got around several people and moved pretty well. Caught Bryson on the final turn but he sped up a bit so I got behind him. Ended up hitting the 1/2 mile at 2:42. Lap 3 was more of the same, tried going around Bryson 1 time but he surged again. 3rd lap was an 82. Last lap I finished alright but didn't find another gear the last 200. Ran the 4th lap in 81 or so.
Afterwards I couldn't breathe. Pollen or asthma or something. Ended up getting an prescription called in and I went and picked up an inhaler which helped.
7.1 after the kids were in bed to the truck stop and back. Legs felt good.
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