Broad Street 2016 recap

This year was the second time I've run Broad Street. The first time I ran it, I surprised myself by placed 7th overall and 1st American running 49:56. I remember that as being a really tough race and that I was totally wiped out and well-peaked for that day. This year, I ran slightly better in both place (6th overall this year) and time (49:50), but unlike last time I felt that this spring was a bit more relaxed of a racing cycle, coming after the winter. Looking at it this way it's nice to see that, even at a slight depression in training and racing, I still was able to run better than I could in a perfect race 2 years ago here.

The race itself was overall a little slower than some other years. Perhaps this was due to the weather, or the lack of African depth up front - only 2 Africans in the top 8. The weather was about as bad as it gets in early May, with a cold rain lasting throughout the morning. This was fine with me during the race, but was obviously not ideal before and after.

The race itself played out pretty well. I had people to run with or to chase just ahead the entire time. My only regret is that I let a gap open up between me and a group of 4 ahead of me in the last few miles. I beat 2 out of 4, but with two guys less than 8 seconds ahead of me it leaves me thinking that if only I could have held on in that pack I could have placed 4th overall instead of 6th.

Some pictures from the helicopters. I'm in the bright green.
Early on in the race with a big group up front:


Later on after the big lead pack broke up: