AM 15k Series Race across town. Run from house out to Firehouseis about 8.5 miles. Run most of the way in the dark with the headlamp. The usual 2nd bathroom stop at Kroger along the way, and easy pace. Perfect temps - 55 degrees and clear skies. Maybe a little bit of wind, but, noting too severe. Pretty cool race set up - Its a 3 loop course with a relay option - there's also an individual 5k and 10k that are staggered start times to try and coincide with the 15k and relay. The overall "challenge" winner wins a race specific fireman's helmet ( a real helmet with a race logo on it). Me and another QuaffON! guy lead out from the start and are close for the first couple miles ( I am a little disappointed to look down at a 6:13 first mile). He's usally much faster than me, and I am surprised that I here him fading as I ease down in to about 5:50 pace on mile 2. Solo effort the rest of the way. Its good to have him behind me (running scared) and the relay runners and other races out there spread out over the course throughout, though (its a very flat and boring course).
Splits: 6:13, 5:51, 5:51, 5:46, 5:48, 5:53, 5:50, 5:51, 6:02, 5:34 pace for 0.34mi. partial. Mile 1 was chatting with Cole (the QuaffON! guy) and not focusing. Mile 9 was legitimate fitness shortfall - I was struggling.
15k PR - 54:57
~1mi. CD with Quaff crew (several others there on relays) and got a ride home.
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