Ran a 5k race today here in farmington. Did a 1 mile warm up. The weather was nice at 40 degrees and only lightly breezy so I wore shorts and long sleeve. (This race is a loop and mostly flat-so I was hoping for 18:30ish) The race started and I felt great the first mile. Split was 5:59, I was in 4th place with 3 guys ahead. The next mile was slightly uphill, (mostly flat though) my legs started falling off already and split was 6:29, (nobody passed me and the guys ahead were widening their gap on me) final mile was 6:28 with the last .11 in 35 seconds. (Finished 4th overall) I wanted to run about a minute faster today so I was a little disappointed. I feel like my training has gone better than my time showed. My lungs felt good-but I feel like I lacked the strength and leg turnover to run the time I wanted. I also realize I need to get outside to train more (not the treadmill) and focus on sleeping and eating better. I feel like 5ks are hard and can never find a rhythm like I can in the marathon. | 