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Struggling 5000m - need a blood count

There was a 5k in Palo Alto on this weekend’s agenda. I ran in the third heat of the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, which is one of the best distance meets on the planet. The race started out in 67” laps and I felt relaxed and confident about the 12,5…
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laps I had to race. I have been battling some minor injuries, with my Achilles tendons having been sore and tension in my right calf, but those didn’t seem to bother me after the adrenalin of racing kicked in. I was in racing mode but in the contest only until halfway as I lost the grip when people started passing me. The leaders kept going 14’ minute pace, but for some unidentified reason I couldn’t, even if I had run 14’06” indoors. I faded to 14’27” and right now feel like I’ve got enough of this running around in circles.…

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