Should a 1 mile race that lasts less than 5 minutes even deserve a "race report"? I will just have to keep it to 1/26 the length of a marathon report. As a warm up I ran the 5k which started at a bit late at 8:20 AM. I came it at around 17 minutes although I think the course was .1 miles short. The 10k also started at 8:20 so the mile didn't start until around 9:10. In between the races I jogged a bit and did everything I could to stretch my hamstring to ensure I wouldn't have issues during the race. It was apparent that the winner of the 10k (Brandon from BYU who won with a 31:50ish) would likely be the stiffest competition. Sure enough after about .2 miles he and another guy passed me and I didn't have it in me to hang on. On the final stretch I made up some ground on the #2 guy but couldn't quite catch him. Brandon probably finished in around 4:40-4:45 and I was somewhere around 4:55. The mile is definitely a different bird. Just by the time I was loosening up and my shoulders stopped feeling numb the race was over. Next time I should probably run several 100 yd sprints before starting. Or better yet I should actually do some speed workouts and run a few mile, 800, or 400 splits on the track.
James, who took 2nd in the 10k, finished close behind me in the mile. And of course Allie finished first in the 5k. Cooled down with James, dropped by my least favorite store, Ikea, then went to the gym for 5 more miles on the treadmill.
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