Although I did not train specifically for this race, it was one of the fastest runs I had done so far. It makes me think I might be able to keep my 6 mile run at the end of my first international distance triathlon under an hour come May.

Would not change a thing.

Jogged by reflecting pool and cooled down.


I need to keep adding to my base and try to add more sprints with glides in to increase my stamina at higher speeds.


This was a good warm up race for the Conoco Phillips 10K 2 weeks later in the month. The race was well marked, on time, and had plenty of security. My only complaint was that there were only 3 drink stations on the whole course. It was not a problem for me because it was so cool and I brought my own liquids on my amphipod, but warmer conditions might have caused a lot more people to fade.