Watermelon Festival 3 Mile - Run3 Mile

Started up front and got caught up with the fasties. First 1/4 mile too fast, then settled into a nice pace.
Mile 1 was right around the 6:30 that I was shooting for.
Mile 2, I fought the slowdowns that I seem to suffer from just after the 1 mile mark. Held a better pace today, actually thought I was faster than 7:08. Hit the turnaround and the sun came out and with the humidity already high and the ground still wet from the rain this morning it got uncomfortable quickly. I was 6th at the turnaround.
Mile 3, I was warm, but still felt pretty strong. I got passed by 2 guys in the last .75 mile, but one of them I've seen every year here and was surprised to be ahead of him at all.


This is a fun race I do on vacation with my family. My brother, father, uncle, sister, and sister's boyfriend all ran.

Wet, cold towels and watermelon. Cheered the rest of the team in.


Training and lack of training in heat and humidity this year.


Love this race. No age group awards allows this race to be free and you still get a t-shirt. Fast flat course. Garmin had it at 3 miles on the nose, I thought it was a 5k.