Got lots of sleep last night which felt great!! Had a banana @ 7 am and then walked over to register. Then back home and had a granola bar which I wish I hadn't as I got a little side ache after a couple miles into the race. Found my buddy Mark before the race and we talked about getting closer to the front as last year we had to dodge a ton of people to get up ahead. We shuffled in but still had to dodge a bunch of people to get a decent position. after .2 miles we were cooking at a 6 min pace but then the hills began and we started to slow a bit. Since this is my home turf and I know this whole course I was able to gun down the hills and maintain and sometimes gain on those ahead of me when we were going uphill.
Was feeling pretty good despite the fast pace....5K races really hurt towards the end and take the energy out of my legs for some reason...lungs felt pretty good though. Pace ended up being 6:49 for me.
I was hoping that I would not get passed but right at the end of the race a tall guy reeled me in and then he got Mark too but barely. Mark and I passed a bunch of people along the way. He beat me by 2.5 seconds and I was surprised(happily) by my time. I was so beat at the finish line that I just went and walked for a block or two and caught my wind. Saw a bunch of people from our ward(church) that both ran and helped with the race. Saw Snoqualmie from the blog but don't know if she saw me. Great race for me and hopefully the speed keeps on coming. Afterwards came home to buttermilk pancake breakfast with Heidi's parents and the Simon family...Good times!
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