Notes
Lucian Rosa Invite 2015 at UW-Parkside
Really meh race today. Field decreased in size this year, with several of the more competitive teams from past years not attending. Went out the first 400 the same way I have all season, but instead of being surrounded by people, I ended up a little ahead of the field. Didn't want to be there so I fell back into place up the hill and settled into a big pack at the front. Went out fairly slow, in 5:15. Down the hill in the second mile the pack started to surge, but I wasn't feeling too hot, so I just tried to hang off the back. Kept starting too fall off the pack and then surging back up to avoid ending up in no mans land. Passed a lot of people on the hills, only to have them catch back up later. After going back up the first hill, I started to get my butt into gear and started to move up on the field. From there, nobody passed me the entire way and I probably moved up 7 or so spots. Kicked hard and finished 12th overall. Felt not so hot today, so I'm happy with the way I competed during the second half of a bad race. Not surprised with how I felt either after not having run the week before.Excited to get back into some training and start feeling strong for Regionals/Nationals coming up.