got up to sugarhouse and had to wait around awhile cause my race was last. eventually wu a mile and did drills. got to the start and did a couple strides. once the gun went off i just tried to stick with watson through the herd of people. once we got up the first hill it finally spread out a bit. first mile was good, i felt strong and was really positive. can't say the same about the other twoish miles. i tried surging like my coach said but the motivation wasn't quite there, i think i tired myself out too much that first mile, or maybe im just still not used to longer races. last mile i didn't kick it in as soon as i should've, but when i saw the finish i definitely picked it up for a solid finish. i was surprised with my time, i thought the clock was rolling into 20 min, so it was a bit of a boost when i found out i broke 19. not quite a 5k course, but i was happy with placement and time. shoutout to the team for killing their races and also cheering us on. finished up mileage while waiting for awards. also rolled down the big hill a few times which was very pleasant. got back and ice bathed which was pretty sketch in the dark.
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