Well this was a solid effort I felt really good about where I finished, how hard I pushed, the way I ran the course, and the way I felt after.
Splits on the Garmin were
1-5:48
2-5:52
3-6:05
4-5:54
5-6:21
6-6:11
7-6:40
8-6:37
9-6:15
10-6:09
11-6:22
12-6:22
13-6:15
last .1 at 5:44 pace
I guess I probably could have done better in places but offer all it felt great. I sat in front of Sasha on the way up and he imparted some wisdom and some good confidence. Talked a little more after we got off the bus.
Pre race I woke up at four and went through the morning ritual. I took my stomach med, my Advair inhaler, Allegra, gatoraid ate a banana. took a 2 ibuprofen and 1 asprin. I used a little vicks and a nasal decongestent. I took 10 miligrams of glutamine, a little krealkline and left for the race. Drank more on the way and ate a granola bar and more almonds and banas chips 50 minutes prerace I drank one of those 5 hours energies and took 3.5 mg of arginie. My stomach was never queezy so I didn't take anything for that. I felt lose before the race.
Then I took off. I felt a little conservative maybe because of the down hill. After a couple miles it was rare to see anyone move postion it only happended a few time I went from 17th to 14th. Had a few conversations along the way. At the turn around I went the wrong way but it only cost me a few seconds. The three guys infront of me went about a half mile before realizing there mistake. Besides that the middle was pretty uneventful.
At the .25 mile mark a spectaor who looked like a good runner told me to surge and finish strong. That spurred me on a bit although there was no one close in fron or behind. After the race I spent a lot of time talking with the guys around me. There were a lot in my age group I will be lucky to get 5th and I didn't stick around to check it out. Talked to a few friends and headed home. It felt great.
Still on a high I went to the gym before going home and ran 4.3 more plus I biked for 15 minutes plus about a .2 mile warmup before the race. Came home showered and even caught a little nap. I guess I am now ready for the second half of my day.
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