Running race 18:52 [5] 5.0 km (3:46 / km) +48m 3:36 / km
shoes: Yellow mizunos
Blodomloppet 5km.
The point of running this was to assess where my shape is right now and figure out how to train in order to get back into good shape by NAOC. I guessed ahead of time that 3:45/km is the right pace for me, and basically ran that. I had no hope of running with Sam, but kept her in sight for most of the race. I started a little fast, but slowed myself down after the first km or so. Then tried to pick it up when we were running along the river on km's 3 and 4, but just didn't have the speed. The result was about as expected. I have a lot of work to do, but it's not hopeless. Still, highly unlikely that I'll ever get back to my PR of 16:58. It was really nice to have a big gang of Linné runners to both race with and be cheered by.