directions_run Run • Nov. 7, 2024, 2:36 a.m.

Not an amazing time trial for me. I ran 5 flat. Compared to most other people I ran pretty well, only 3 seconds off from my PR. But this represents yet another time trial where I wait too long to make my move. I was with a big pack until the 900 mark before moving up and in retrospect, I could’ve moved away from that pack after the 300 or 400 mark. There’s just something about leaving the pack that I need to work on overcoming. It hasn’t been an issue in any cross country races but has shown up in a few time trials now. Once I pushed ahead I realized I could go at that faster pace for much longer than I realized and I wish I had started out faster. Noah had an amazing race, and I noticed he got out very fast. I might have argued it was too fast; he led the pack at the 200 mark. But at the end of the day, he ended up with the much better race. I haven’t truly died in a race this season, and even at conference I barely got slower at each mile. I feel there has to be a race where I get out too hard, I push myself too far and realize that failure isn’t that scary. Even thinking about it now, I’m not sure whether that is the root of the issue, but either way I need to be getting away from the pack and pushing myself much more, specifically during the time trials.