Really? he must like you...He usually just calls me a fat loser and tells me never to speak to him again.
I wouldn't discount that...~4800' iirc....thats something you would certainly notice at race pace.
The reason I don't think it was elevation was because I felt just like I had been feeling leading up to the race. I hadn't tried to put out that kind of effort till then so I didn't know how bad I was.
Plus if it was elevation, everyone there had to deal with it which means I just sucked.... I like that less.