Was unsure how this race would turn out. My run volume has been up, and this was pretty much just a 'training' run for the ING full in a month and a half. Still, I knew I wanted to actually race it, to see where I am at in terms of strength and speed. The day was beautiful. Start temp was 55 degrees. I was in shorts and a t-shirt.

Race started, and I took the first four miles at a 6:30 / 45 pace. Felt really good, but knew I would slow down. I wanted to creep up to a 7, and hold it there. I pretty much did that after 4, but got to a few large hills on the way back in, and they took some of the wind out of my sails. My slowest mile was a 7:43, and that was around mile 10 / 11, where the larger hills are.

All in all, I did well. I PR'd, which was unexpected. I'm a couple lbs heavier than I was last year.. but I have had some strong ongoing training in prep for a later in the year BQ attempt.

last year, same course, 1:35:26. This year, 1:33:57.

So, I had a good run. Not great, not an age group award or anything, but something I can be proud of.

Lose 10 lbs.

Waited on about 10 others to finish. Was great to be there to cheer them all in.


10 lbs.


Great race. Only gets a 4 due to the fact that they still don't chip time. Is this not 2008? Are we not supposed to be flying around in cars now? Ok, so no flying cars, but chip timeing ar races? That should be in place at every single event.

Other than that, this is much more than your average race. It's a festival. 4 separate runs, and a great play after race setup.