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Autumn Coast Rd 5K. Very overcast and drizzly evening, but nothing more than a gentle breeze in the air. I was well rested having adjusted the pace of my long runs recently. The gun went off and I immediately found myself a bit far back in the crowd to make the start I wanted. I got a bit frustrated as I watched some of the other club shirts pulling away and I felt hemmed in for a while until I finally spotted a gap and quickly nipped through and moved forward - I know now from my experience that the speed of my first mile is where I am likely to impact most on my finish time. The second mile was about half a minute slower but I continued to overtake a few people where I could. Mile 3 typically saw the return by unpopular demand of the ongoing stitch saga. My legs were not aching whatsoever though so I did all to run through it but was unable to push forward with the pain. In the last quarter mile I was overtaken by another fella and I raced him to the finish, overtaking him again in the last 100m. This was one of the fastest 3rd mile I've ever done on a 5k. Finished 1 second down on my summer 5k time on same course, so reasonably happy.