Running warm up/down 5:15 [2] 1.0 km (5:15 / km) shoes: Asics Gel-Speedstar 6 2012
Warm-up.
Running34:23 [5] 9.41 km (3:39 / km) +8m3:38 / km shoes: Asics Gel-Speedstar 6 2012
I woke-up at 5:00 am. and made the short walk (150 meters) from my tent by a lake to the start line. The conditions were ideal (around 17°C) and the race started out fast as expected. I settled into what felt like a comfortable pace and then I passed the 2 km. mark in 6:49! I knew that I could get a good time if I kept it up. A few people passed me up until around the 4 km. mark and then I began to pick some people off. I kept up my strong running and I believe I passed 5 people in the final 5 km. (3 in my age group). I finished the race faster then two years ago, placed 4th in the 20-29 age group and took home a trophy.