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Race

March 21, 2010 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Comments:
After 50m I was completely alone. Won by over two minutes, set a course record.

Really tough course. Guy in second said he normally runs 17:30s so it was a testament to how slow the course was.

First mile was the only section that had any downhill. Second mile was a slowly rising uphill, and the final 1.1 miles was brutal. It started flat, but then became a slow rising uphill. Last quarter to half mile of the race was up a major hill, starting out with making turns going uphill through streets, then a long unbearable straight.

Splits were:
4:56
5:09
5:10ish

Felt really good and relaxed the whole way, only part that I felt dead for was the final hill. Had that been flat I would have been 15:30s. Competition and course definitely hindered me from 15:20s today but that run as a solo effort was still very satisfactory on the course.

Also nice that this was my easiest analysis of a race that I can remember. All the mileage really helped today and everything just felt at one constant speed, and there was never a point that I was fighting, dying, struggling, pushing etc.