My first mile pace was 6:52 and I was really breathing hard. My heart rate was already thumping before the race began from my nervous energy. I held my pace until mile 3 when it slipped to 7:04. I was half way and returning to home. I pushed harder to get back on pace. The course went through a winding path in the woods that was partially unpaved and uneven. Then we were back on the road heading to the finish line. I had a mile and a half to go but was back on pace. I was exhausted and the tenths of a mile were rolling by slowly. I reached a crest in the road where the finish line could be seen to my left. The final 0.3 miles were slightly downhill and I pushed with everything I had left.
My time was 42:43 (6:53/mile pace) and good enough for 26th place overall among 412 finishers. I also finished 3rd among 12 in my age group. I was thrilled but exhausted after the race.
http://onlineraceresults.com/race/view_race.php?race_id=8279&relist_record_type=result&lower_bound=0&upper_bound=412&use_previous_sql=1&group_by=default#racetop
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