Running (out of date) race 29:40 [4] 8.3 km (3:34 / km)
Yeah that was a let-down. Built up to this race, felt quality on the line (despite pissing it down), went off at a sensible pace, then slowed down.
Basically bottled the tactics. Was so eager not to blow it off the start that the race was already over after 800m when we reached the bottleneck and it became obvious that it hadn't strung out enough. Instead of panicking and pushing to catch up on the second lap like others did, I stayed slow, and didn't really switch on until the final half-lap.
Really disappointed to blow it on terrible strategy given the current fitness. Life goes on :(