Sun 12/12 - AM 65 minutes incl. 5k road race

Pure, unadulterated sandbagging. Went to bed late, as in 4 AM late, after getting home from this which was well worth it all. Nun, das warten hat ein ende indeed. Awoke to wind-driven rain. Still in the process of clearing the cobwebs during the too-short warmup. Realized that the ninja slippers are simply incompatible with running fast on pavement. Better said I'm not physically capable of wearing them in such circumstances w/o wrecking myself. Racing flats are actually far more substantial and made running faster possible. Looking to get through the race with the absolute minimum of effort, glommed on to the only guy willing to force the issue and tucked in for a time. Following a hissy fit from him that was in hindsight inevitable, waited for the one hill of consequence on the course and made the break there. Rest of the way was maintaining the requisite 7-10 second margin. Each mile was slower than the last, no real surprise there and I couldn't care less. Cooldown was a very slow 30 minutes, weariness setting in from the lack of sleep. Rain held off for the most part during the race but started pouring during the cooldown and most of the rest of the day.