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20th Annual GDS Alumni 2 Mile Run

August 20, 2022 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: very humid and 80s

Comments:
Pleasantly surprised with the time. 12:07 I have also added in the mile warm up which is far more than I usually manage at this race. I've basically hovered in this range since 2015 when I was 11:29, and today tied my fastest post 2015 time from 2018. First mile was 6:03 with the downhill grade, and finished with a 6:04 along the flat, so that bodes well. I was trying to stay controlled for the first mile, but was definitely worried about how hard my legs were working. Benefitted tremendously from having a few people to work up to... William goldberg, Myles, LAndrew, Ilana Z, Arjun, and Sebastian Harkness?! who fought me off and got me to sprint hard... even threw an elbow at me with 40m to go. :) Passed by Bandrew at the mile and hope those crocs he was wearing don't cause a lower leg injury. I finished 13th in a strong and deep field. About 100 people attended and abut 90 ran. Very nice to catch a glimpse of so many current and past runners. I only wish I could have had more opportunity to talk in depth with more of them. Nearly two hours after I finished, I jogged 1 minute to retrieve signs. My calves have been burning before and since that cooldown, and this was likely my last time in the yellow road racing flats which I destroyed by wearing during futsal last winter. Two weeks to prepare for the Goat Alumni 3 miler.