Went out the first 2 miles and it didn't feel bad but way to fast with a first mile at 6:20 but mainly downhill I wasn't too suprised but with the 2nd mile at 6:30 and 2 monster hills in it i Thought i would definetely blow up by the end. So I made a conscience effort to take the next 3 miles easier and see how i felt. It was definetely the right thing even though i got left by the group of 10 guys i was running with by mile 9 I had caught all of them but 4 and I kept picking my pace up the last 3 miles so I caught 2 more of them by the end. It felt great to finish strong and at a faster pace than the rest of the race except the first 2 miles. If it wasn't for that wind which effected about 7 miles of the run into it I would've totally exceeded my time for such a hilly course.

Not go out so fast primarily the 2nd mile with big hills went way too fast for hills that early in the race. But also happy with self on calming down and slow a little to catch breath and then go again.

Went on a short 1/2 mile jog with Dave and a lot of stretching and eating


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