5000m Strive (8/3/13)

Last Friday, I ran the 5000m at the WA Athletics 5000m which is held every four weeks over summer. I won with a time of 16:06.15, with second only 3 seconds behind me. With this time, I got a massive PB of 40 seconds which I ran last month, and also made the TEP WA run qualifying time which is 16:28. Below are my splits:

200m: 36.22 (36.22)

400m: 41.18 (1:17.40)

600m: 38.37 (1:55.77)

800m: 38.41 (2:34.18)

1000m (1km): 37.75 (3:11.93)

1200m: 37.62 (3:49.55)

1400m: 37.22 (4:26.77)

1600m: 38.16 (5:04.93)

1800m: 38.68 (5:43.61)

2000m (2km): 38.43 (6:22.04)

2200m: 38.94 (7:00.98)

2400m: 38.62 (7:39.60)

2600m: 38.38 (8:17.98)

2800m: 38.81 (8:56.79)

3000m (3km): 39.38 (9:36.17)

3200m: 39.92 (10:16.09)

3400m: 39.98 (10:56.07)

3600m: 39.60 (11:35.67)

3800m: 39.72 (12:15.39)

4000m (4km): 39.59 (12:54.98)

4200m: 39.99 (13:34.97)

4400m: 39.41 (14:14.38)

4600m: 39.60 (14:53.98)

4800m: 37.42 (15:31.40)

5000m (5km): 34.75 (16:06.15)

Around halfway through the race, with myself leading and Cambell Smith sitting in third on the left.