A personal best time so not much to complain about. My first ever race. It was a good run. A little slow on the start, but picked up quickly. I though I had mistimed everything when at the 7K mark I was suddenly passed by about 12 runners one after another. In my head I started second guessing my starting pace and my relaxed breathing and long stride cadence I usually set at that point in a run.

By the 9K mark I had passed back all but two of those who had passed me and I had the other two in site for the last K. During the last K two runners tried to pass me in both cases I kept pace and they let it go, but they pushed me hard enough that I caught another racer giving me 136th place instead of 137th.

1 - Take two days off before the race. One day was not enough.
2 - Start closer to the front. I passed at least 60 people in the first K because I was worried that starting too close to the front would be a problem for other racers.
3 - I would remember to push the stop button on my chrono when I crossed the finish line.
4 - Train more hills in the future.

Kissed my wife, had some pictures taken. Congratulated the guy who finished three places ahead of me whom I tried to pace the last 5K. Then ran back up the course to look for a guy I know who was also running when I found him I ran back with him yelling at him to pick up the pace :). He had a personal best too.


Unable to run for the last month. Started too far back in the field. Worried too much about what people around me were doing.


It would have been nice to have the results posted right away, but I don't really care that much. In a week or so I will find out how I did in my AG but for now I am satisfied with a personal best for the distance and having run a good race.