~2.2k tempo, 4x150, 9x300, ~2.8k tempo, cooldown

Treadmill warm up

Pulling Ayla (part 2)

Pulling Ayla (part 1)

Morning Run

I don't know how I keep making the same rookie mistake, but I wasn't ready with my watch and I missed the first 23 seconds (my official gun time was 25:10). Fortunately there was a big pack of us, so I can look at their data. But this was a super fun race. The field seemed pretty loaded (this was my first PAUSATF race), but nobody really took it out and I was feeling super comfortable sitting right behind the leaders. I was telling myself to be patient and that I would make a move 3 miles in, but two miles in was when Tyler made his move. I went with him and everyone else dropped back. I was like "keep going, Tyler, it's working!" (in my head). I was surprised at how easily we pulled away, but by the end of the 3rd mile, I think we were both feeling it. The chase pack was still much too close for comfort, so I took over and brought the pace back up enough to at least hold the gap, I think. Then in the final mile, Tyler and I went back and forth trying to will ourselves to the line. He offered to cross the finish line together and split the money, but I don't like that idea. It might have been nice, because when do you ever get the chance to do that? But I've always believed that you should compete to win; whether it is a friend, a teammate, or someone you despise, I fell like you owe it to your fellow competitors to try to win. That way nobody can say "I could've beaten you, I just didn't want to". Yeah, you didn't want to hurt enough, and that's part of racing. Anyway, I told him to go ahead because I didn't want to hurt any worse than I already was :) I wasn't mentally prepared to really go to the well for this one. Anyway, my PAUSATF debut went well. It was super fun working with a teammate to pull away and go 1-2. I never thought I'd be able to do something like that again. I am glad I realized as I was approaching the finish that it was one of the rare times when it is socially acceptable to celebrate as you finish even though you didn't win the race (like when your finish secures a different win (like a team competition or a points series), or when a teammate wins, or you qualify for something).

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~2.2k tempo, 4x150, 9x300, ~2.8k tempo, cooldown

Treadmill warm up

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Pulling Ayla (part 1)

Morning Run

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