Ran the 5k this morning. Taylor and I probably went just over a mile(?) warming up, then somehow were in the VERY front when we all lined up. That was scary. The race started and I didn't really know how fast to go. I shadowed Bill for about the first .8 miles, but it seemed like he kept slowly excelerating so I let him get ahead, maybe I was just getting tired. I finished the first mile at what I though was 6:12. The second mile was competitively my worst. I think 12-15 people passed me. But coming out of where they were handing out water I picked it up and passed/held anyone who caught me between there and the 2 mile mark. I went 6:30 I think. The third mile was great. Hardest one (glad I didn't eat anything!) but my favorite. Of the 12 people who passed my I passed 5 or 6. I think it was all a little uphill with a small hill towards the end. Ben always mocks me for it, but I still like hills. At least in that I race better going up them than flat. I think this mile was around 7:00... but this is the time I'm least sure about. The kick was also great. There were two people a guy and a girl about 15 and 25 yards ahead of me, they both started racing (the guy trying to catch the girl) just as the man behind me tried to pass me on a corner. I was feeling pretty good so I just started to sprint as hard as I could. I beat all three of them by about 2, 3, and 5 seconds respectively. Fun. I finished at 20:15 ran another mile and a bit, and went home to nurse my shinsplints. A good day.
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