The first 5k of the race was a breeze. I split 14:00 feeling like a million bucks. Everybody was still together at this point, the whole field strung out like a train with myself running off peoples shoulders on the outer half of lane one. My aim was to split between 14:00-14:05 and work the second half, maybe negative split if feeling good. Just as I was marveling at how perfect everything was going the leaders decided they'd like to negative too, only when they picked it up the pace went from 67's to 66's. A significant change for a guy who averaged just under 68 two weeks earlier in running a 25 sec PB.
The result of this pace increase formed two options, go with and maybe run really fast but risk blowing up or stick with the established pace. Remembering my one and only goal of this race I decide not to go. My finishing time of 28:07 attests to the fact it was the right decision. What made the last 4k particularly challenging though was that guys seem to either go with the faster pace or drop off mine. 6-9k of the race was lonely territory for me. This is where I used up that five second buffer from my 5k split. Coming into the last lap I needed a 68 to break standard. Seemed like an easy enough task only the lap previous was a 69! Made for a nail bitter finish as Emily, Dave and the guys can speak to. Finished in a 64.7, 2.8 seconds under B standard.
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Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational - 5/4/2008
Stanford University --Stanford, California
Event 21 Men 10000 Meter Run Kim McDonald
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D1 Reg: R 29:30.00
D 1 Auto: A 28:45.00
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Craig Mottram Melbourne Tr 27:34.48A
2 Guenther Weidlinger Austria 27:36.46A
3 Josphat Boit adidas 27:40.64A
4 Takayuki Matsumiya Konica-Minolta 27:41.75A
5 Mo Farah adidas 27:44.54A
6 Juan Carlos Romero Unattached 27:47.46A
7 Scott Bauhs Chico State 27:48.06A
8 Fasil Bizuneh New Balance 27:50.48A
9 Satoshi Irifune Kanebo 27:56.33A
10 Jan Fitschen Nike 28:02.55A
11 Alejandro Suarez Unattached 28:06.43A
12 Eric Gillis Speed River 28:07.19A
13 Collis Birmingham Melbourne Tr 28:08.23A
14 Yuuki Nakamura Kanebo 28:30.99A
15 Rod Koborsi Reebok 28:31.37A
16 John Moore Portland 28:32.31A
17 Pieter Desmet Golazo Sports 28:33.44A
18 Japtheth Ngo'joy Utep 28:33.68A
19 Edwardo Torres Reebok 28:33.89A
20 Suehiro Ishikawa Honda Motors Sayama 28:34.31A
