Damp but no rain or wind and a nice temperature for running. Take my time with a nice long warm up. A couple of regulars here, with Tom and I both wearing our long sleeve 2003 Ghostmuster shirt over our 2002 Ghostmuster shirt. What are the odds of that? I will go with the short sleeves for the race.
Start - new start location, back a little from the old start, but still in the parking lot. Course was re-certified in 2014and will be accurate with my GPS. Acknowledgement to the kid who designed the T-shirt. Preregistration was $25 with shirt. 5K and 10K start at the same time. Not crowded we make it over the speed bumps in the parking lot and on to the roads.
Mile 1 - (7:45) - Feel slower than I am running. Should be able to go faster but can not get it going. 10K splits off and I am dismayed to only see two people ahead of me make the turn. About 7 others are still in it, in the 5K, ahead of me.
Mile 2 - Going just a little faster, but it is a struggle. San not concentrate. My mind keeps wandering and I have to bring it back to the race, but then off I go daydreaming again. Passed by the first woman. Loren is ahead of me and not gaining. Usually he is much faster, maybe I can catch him. I try to surge and it just is not happening.
Mile 3 - No pain. Breathing and legs are equal in holding me back. Realize that I will get in under 24 minutes and I am happy with that.
Mile 3.1 - Happy to be done. Finish time is better than I felt like I was doing. Jog back to cheer in Jody. See a guy carrying his shoes and running in wet socks. Jody almost catches a guy dressed as a taco. Now she is done and we both go out to cheer on Nicole.
Good to race with Jody and Nicole, but I think I might have had a better experience at the race in Capitol Forest today. Well it was good for speed work I guess. And always interesting to test myself on a familiar course.
Nice to see Craig and Rachel and thanks to them for timing the race.
23:43
8th place of 45
Race#401
5K#106
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