Thanksgiving Day Race - Run

Accidently started off to fast. Was trying to stay at an average 6:22, and misread my Garmin about 1/2 mile into race. I thought it said 6:47 and I thought I was slow, but it actually said "5:47" so I was going way to fast. Held that pace for most of the rest of the mile before I figured it out. Not sure it that hurt me in the end or not. Didn't start feeling so pressure until mile 3. I'd try to stay ahead of pace a bit, know each bridge would slow me down. Then I'd try to make up the pace again until the next bridge. I was right on pace until the last bridge, and I just couldn't recover enough in that short of a time to make up the difference. I still held on for a pretty good time though. I missed my target time by 24 seconds. My Garmin said the course was long by .1, and that would have put me under I think, but whatever. A friend I train with was trying to beat me, but I held him off, so that was good enough of a goal. Great day, and Mary came out with me! Always good to hang with her!

Not go to fast the first mile. Duh.

Put on dry cloths and wait for our friend Ann to finish.


Besides training for long stuff all year, nothing.


I think this was my 30th time I ran this race.