Went out waaaay too fast. I think I'm better at the 5k in a triathlon only because my fatigue from biking keeps me from over-running the first mile. By the end, I was dying (as you can tell from my split times!). Still -- beat my PR for this distance by 1:10 -- apparently those damn interval runs had some effect on me.

Better pacing.

Walked around, chatted quite a bit with a woman I met there, potential running partner (although she - like all my friends! - has a husband and kids to schedule around). Waited around for the awards.


Better sense of pace.


Started late, not really organized. Runners out front took a wrong turn (the woman in the lead STILL won despite running further!) because there were no volunteers at a critical juncture (when I passed there was a sign up, but it hadn't been in place earlier). Did have clocks out at the splits, which was nice. Nothing special after the race, though. Fruit, bagels, water.

Everyone was very friendly, though - which was nice since I had gone out there on my own.