Well there was a huge pack of people at the start because the 5k walk/run and 10k walk/run was all at the same place and so I tried to get near the front at the start. This turned out to be a great idea because there were walkers near the front who were making walls of people that were hard to pass. Once I got free I felt really good and was going strong. First mile crossed by in 7:56, so I was right on pace for a sub 50 goal. After this I began to feel heavy and tired really fast and thought I was slowing down a ton especially when I saw the next mile go by in 8:13. This was very discouraging and I had to fight hard mentally to not just give in right then. When mile 3 showed 8:15 I wanted to take it easy even more but I hung in there. Crossing the bridge felt really hard even though it was just a slight uphill. The 4 mile marker came so fast I was shocked and almost didn't even check my watch, but I did and I saw 7:36. SO obviously the mile markers were off and I had no idea how fast I was actually running. Now I was glad that I stuck with it and tried to pick it up. The last 2 miles seemed very consistent at 7:56 and 8:00 and I really picked it up on the last bit and crossed under 50, which was my goal. Overall I was very happy I stuck it out and finished the race. New PR by 1:37 from October's race.

Mile Splits (off by a bit most definitely)

Mile 1: 7:56
Mile 2: 8:13
Mile 3: 8:15
Mile 4: 7:36
Mile 5: 7:56
Mile 6: 8:00
last .2: 1:47