and sections in the first half and 1 long out and for the last half.
as i started the third out and back at about 8.5 miles the elite was finishing it which is just short of the 12 mile mark. when i saw him coming back from the long out and back i was at mile 16 which meant he was just short of mile 23. i'm no top notch age group runner but i ran 3:46:43 and he beat me by over an hour while nursing an injury. 