Dirty Dog Series: #3 of 8

Some of you may know that I have been racing the Dirty Dog Series, which is a series of cross country running races that are very HARD! Although, they are very hard I have had a lot of fun. X-country are unique in that the race is on different terrain and has many undulating hills. The first two races were very hard, and I learned a lot from them. I have not run a true x-country race since high school and I forgot how much they can hurt.

Today's race was no different. My time was a 19:15 for a 5k. That is 6:12/mile splits. The profile of the race included a downhill first mile. I knew better than to go out to fast, and that is what I did, a 5:45/mile. To fast. The next mile, uphill, was naturally slower. In the end I averaged 6:12/mile. Not bad considering that I went out way too fast. Oh well, I need to learn how to go slower at beginning which is harder done than said...