After 30+ years of competitive racing, I finally acheived the milestone of "All-American" status. I raced the 3k at Boston University's "mini meet" and managed a PR time of 9:56.93, which was under the 10:00 age division standard for AA. I had Brendan Dagan helping me out with splits, which was very useful, because I drifted off pace after the first 800m. I went through the mile in 5:21 (slightly better than last week's 5:22, but off the 10:00 pace), but came back the last 800m in 2:34, passing many of the other runners in the race (I had been hanging out in last place!) in the process, and taking 5th overall in the heat.
Nick had a great race in the mile, hitting a PR 5:11.13. He is looking to break 5:00 this season, which, given that performance, is a likelihood.
Happy New Year and hopefully this will be a good year of racing!
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Darin
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