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Danny Curran Invite

March 28, 2013 (Afternoon)

Exercise Type: Run

Comments:
Went out at a good pace at 71, 2:22 sitting in 3rd or so. After 800, though, we let the pace dawdle a little too much. We hit 1600 in 4:48 and 3k in 9:01 or so. I took the lead with 400 to go and tried to go for the win but I just didn't have it. I got repassed by a kid from Haverford at about 200 to go and I ended up finishing 2nd.

I'm pretty disappointed with this race. It wasn't really that bad a result but it left me feeling unfulfilled and wanting more. The whole race felt amazing until the last lap. I'm used to track 5ks hurting really bad, even from pretty early on. With 1 mile to go I'm usually thinking "how the hell am I going to finish this" even in races where I'm able to close really hard the last mile. But this race just felt so easy and relaxed, like 10k pace feels. With a mile to go I still felt great and was confident I could win, but I stayed patient. Even at 1200 to go I still felt great and was confident I could win, but I stayed patient. Hell, even at 800 to go, when I'm usually dying, I still felt great and was confident I could win, but I stayed patient. But with 400 to go I finally went and immediately the pain hit. I'm encouraged by how easy 15:00 pace felt, but I guess I'm just disappointed that I wasn't able to capitalize on it. I raced like a pussy again and I want redemption