Good Life Race in Oak Park, IL.
5K in 20:42.
Woke up to cold and rain. I went for an easy jog about 2 hours before the race. Easy running at 9:30 pace, but I felt yucky.
Got to the race with my fam and was able to warm up for like 4 mins with some drills and strides. Would have liked for something longer than that, ideally. I had no time goal for this race, given that my training hasn't been spectacular, I'm not sleeping enough, and I had had some beers and lots of dessert last night. I thought I would go out conservatively and speed up throughout the race.
The first mile I got out in 6:41 and felt fine. I *thought* I picked it up for Mile 2, but I got 6:47. I picked it up for reals at 2.5 miles and closed mile 3 in 6:32ish.
With a lot left in the tank at the end, it's clear that I'm fitter than my final time of 20:42 (6:39 pace). This is promising. Yet I'm pretty far off my time from last year, 19:56 (6:26 pace; 13 seconds/mile faster).
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