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Mcquaid

October 1, 2016 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: Warm and rainy

Comments:
This was a great race. All throughout the day I was worried about the bruise on my leg, from when someone ran into me on Friday, but during the warmup I did not feel it at all. After the warmup, we got onto the line and I did a lot of drills and strides, after the 2-minute tempo. When the gun went off, I started off fast, but not sanic speed like Devin. I was definitely starting to feel it at the first-mile mark, and I started catching up to Devin. At this point I had passed Jeremy, and Darren and Simon were out of sight. The start might have been too fast but I felt good. I made sure to never settle at any part in the race, and I was constantly trying to catch up to Devin. The second mile flew by, and in during the third mile I was really hurting, but I didn't slow down. With 1/2 mile to go, I started to go more Aggressively to Devin, where I passed him by about a foot. This caused him to speed up, as he understandably did not want to be passed. I stayed within 10 feet of him until the last 400, where he got away a bit. I crossed the finish line with nothing left except a new PR. The cooldown was so hard, I could not go faster than a 10:00 mile, but I got it done.

Things I learned: KICK DARN IT! This is what I need to work on, because I feel I did not go fast enough at the last 800-400 meters. No matter how bad it feels, I can always kick at the very end. Also, I feel like a might be starting off a bit too fast, but for now, my start-off-fast-and-hold-it strategy (Actually, that is Devin's strategy, I just adopted it) is working well. Other than that, this was a great race. (Devin, I will beat you someday, just watch)

9/10