Lone Gull 10K

Jess and I had to get up pretty early for this one. It is a three hour drive without rushing. When we got to the race venue it was already after 8 and the traffic was backed up at least a half mile. I slowly went into panic mode. I need 30 minutes to warm-up and it didn't look like it was going to happen. It did. Thanks to Jess waiting in the registration line for me, I got in 3 or 4 before the race.
I decided again not to wear a watch. Just run up front and see what happens. I took charge early on and took everyone through in 4:47. I thought it to be a bit fast but Joseph Koech wanted to go faster. We lost him around here and never gained contact again. The race was going to be for second place. The chase pack was made up of the GTD squad (Dan Vassalo, Nick Wheeler, and Curtis Wheeler) myself and BAA's Will Dobbie. There was a lot of movement throughout the entire race. It seemed everyone wanted it although Dan seemed the strongest. He would serge every few minutes and we would have to respond. I responded by letting the pack go (creating about a 10 to 15 yard gap) and reeling them in after it was over and going up front. This was the theme the entire race until mile 6. It was a free for all mad sprint to the finish. We all finished within a few seconds but Dan took second. I ended up third with Will Dobbie fourth and the Wheeler boys 5th and 6th. Again, I am very pleased with my effort and feel the summer work is paying off. Today was a 10K PR (30:40) by almost two minutes. I am very excited for Bay State now and have to start and seriously consider my race plan. Next weekend I will be running Clarence Demar for a training run.