Am: Easy 3 miles shakeout.
Pm: Got to the race and jogged through the course once. Stopped and stretched for a bit, then did another 2 miles with drills and strides. Race started at 4. Thought that I got out really well and was in the lead by the time the start narrowed. Kept working while I was on the soccer field. Used the asphalt downhill to gain a bit more speed and just kept pushing around the finger. All the times I had jogged I never really thought it was that hard of a course but racing it was a different matter. Around mile 2 I started hitting the hills. In the last mile there are 4 hills total but two of them are pretty small the other two are killers. Worked my way along the sidewalk where the old course used to finish and then leading up the second to last hill there was a group of people standing on the course. I didn't have to come to a complete stop and was able to weave my way through. Worked up the last two hills pretty well and then just focused on staying strong to the finish. Alek Parsons was 2nd and Garrett Barton 3rd, so Ogden went pretty deep.
Cooled down with the Davis guys for 4 miles and then 2 miles with the East boys. Felt great to have such a strong performance and was super happy because my left quad felt great!
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