It was ok. I haven't worked out since the Hightstown tri two weeks ago, so I wasn't expecting much. I really signed up for fun, to do a race with Elizabeth, who recently started to run to train for a half-marathon in January. I wanted her to get some actual race experience. We ended up running a nice amount of it together, which was fun. It wasn't a fast 5K for me, but it was pretty consistent with the way I've been running lately.

Training is good. But I think I'm going to stop running for a few months to let my knees and IT bands heal. I also might want to look into stabilizing knee supports for when I have to run on pavement. That might be contributing to the inflammation.

Walked around a bit. Not too much, though, because Elizabeth's leg hurt more when she walked on it. At least I'm not alone in the injury department.


Training. Although I didn't feel out of shape, I was not mentally into it. My brain doesn't like running right now, so I have a hard time keeping myself going at the pace I want to.


This was the first time they've run the race, so there were some hangups. The course was marked with chalk on the street as well as signs, but the race leaders still apparently managed to go off course (I think that's their fault more than the race organizers). The race started late, mainly because many participants thought that registration, not the race, was at 8:30. But it was still a nice, low-key local event. I would definitely consider doing it again next year.