I certainly had better expectations for today, but I will take what comes my way.I was a little stiff when I got up this morning but after the warm-up I felt pretty good. I really thought if the race went my way I could maybe break 17 today, and after the first mile I had some confidence. The start was fast, but I remained somewhat under control, I wanted to get out of the park without getting trampled. I felt comfortable through the first mile in 5:16. I certainly did not think I was slowing down too much in the second mile, but obviously I did - 5:43. I regrouped after seeing my time and pushed a little harder - there was no chance of catching anyone in front of me, but I did want a solid effort - 5:38. The last .17 was about the same pace. The garmin called my average at 5:33 per mile, which is better than I have run this year, I think I may be paying a little bit for Thursday's miles, but a race is a race. I will continue to look for steady improvement in my per mile averages and hopefully will get them back down soon. I ran 10 more after the race and cheered on many of the other runners. Great Job to all those bloggers who ran some outstanding times today!!
mile 1
| 5:16
| 5:16
| mile 2
| 5:43 | 10:59
| mile 3
| 5:38
| 16:39
| .17
| :57
| 17:35
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