3000m again

Lined up for what was to be a crack at a 5000m time with 4 others, all of whom were doing 3000m. 30 seconds before the start the rain began again. Sat on the slowest runner from the start, aged 14 and running consistent 73s for the first 3 laps, me hanging on for dear life. As each lap went by the shoes got heavier. By 5 laps there was a 40m gap between the leading 3 and us two...then one by one they all slowed then stopped leaving us two to finish it off. With two laps to go I committed to only 3000m and tried to lift the pace. End result was Joel 9:24, me 9:27...not bad in the conditions but 5 laps short of 5000m.