I had asked Bill for my pace for this 5k and he said 5;20 which i really think would be just right. I got so caught up in the pack mentality and we hadn't done speed in over a month, so I had a hard time finding my pace and then just focused on winning. I led the pack from the beginning, then really took off at mile 3 and won by 20-30 seconds. Because I had gone about a 5:39 pace i was able to kick hard and I hate to say it but finished with a fair amount of energy left.
All that said it was great to win and to learn. I think i could go 16:30 5k if i stayed foucsed during the race. Great course!
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