It is only 3.5 miles, but the people with the best times last year ran 5-minute miles for that distance; I can do that pace for a mile, but not for 3 miles at this point.
and found there are about a dozen websites devoted to how to tie a tie. Back when I was a kid I had to learn on the street :)
I looked at one site; it did a good job describing how to make the knot, but didn’t mention how to get the length right, or what the right length should be. Didn’t see anything about where to place the tie bar either, guess they assume you will pick up the refinements somewhere else.