So this was sort of a frustrating race. First (after a mile wu), we had the weirdest start ever. Like, NO ONE was ready and then all of a sudden the gun goes off. Like what even? Also the bib situation was a little rough haha. Also my legs felt so tired from the past few days so I was a little worried about this race. Anyway. First mile was fast due to mucho downhill. It was a 5:49. Second mile dropped WAY down and looking back I was kind of a baby as far as mental game goes. It was like a 6:30. I should have surged on more of those little hills in the middle because after almost every single one there was a downhill to match. Last 0.88 was like a 5:40, but should have been a lot faster because I was a little confused about the course. I thought the last hill was going to be way longer than it was and also a lot farther from the end so I was trying to pace myself but I should have gone a lot faster than I did. Also I thought we had to loop around like the whole field, but we didn't -_-. But I guess it could have gone a lot worse. I ended up 32 which is definitely not what I wanted (I wanted like top 20-25). Not trying to make excuses but I think if my legs had felt a little better and I had known the course I could have done so much better and got a lot better place. Also team got 6th I think which was pretty disappointing, but I know everyone was a little tired to start out with. (got in a little bit of "anger mileage" as well) We'll get em next time tho. Afterward did about 5 more miles with Gan and a few of the boys which was fun.
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