Not thrilled with this one. Did manage to beat one of my boys but the other one played with me like a cat with a mouse. He would run a little bit ahead then walk and let me catch up. Then he would run ahead again and walk and wait for me to catch up. Last quarter mile he just took off and ran. I don't know how much faster he could have run today but he executed his race perfectly and beat his mom. That was his mission. I am so proud of my guys for running with me they much prefer the mud runs.
I can't really explain why I didn't have more in the tank today. I expected 8:20 to 8:30. Two faster workouts last week might be the problem. Too much cake and ice cream might also be a contributing factor. I am about 5 pounds heavier than when I last ran this course. Still the last 5k I ran I was just coming off an injury and had done much less training and ran in almost exactly the same time as today. Now I just want to find another one to run soon.
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