I was seeded in the A corral for some reason and I took advantage of not having to fight through a lot of people for clear air at a decent pace. I realized I could run consistently in the high 7s and low 8s due to the cool weather. It was foggy/humid, though, and I quickly shed the tech T to run in the singlet I was wearing underneath. I like this technique - it's either a base layer if things are cold, or my running layer if things get too warm. I don't like to run shirtless - and people don't like to see me running shirtless. I got into a steady rhythm and kept pushing. The website shows I ran the first 10k (8:23 pace) and then the next 4 miles (8:20 pace) at the same speed, but that I finished my last 3 miles (7:50 pace) a bit faster. That jives with what I was feeling. I realized at about mile 11 that I had a chance to go under 1:50 so I set that as a goal and pushed for it. Through my office and BT, I saw several folks I know out on the course, and in that crowd, that was something. My running buddies, however, were never to be seen since they were pushing mid 7s from the get-go.

Considering that I PR'd by several minutes, I'd have to say nothing at the moment.

It was a madhouse at the finish. I grabbed a space blanket, my finishers shirt and medal and kind of wandered around until I saw the familiar Iowa Hawkeyes logo on DocShock. We hung for several minutes and many BTers came by, as well as the friends I'd been looking for. Kind of crazy that in all those people, a half dozen managed to run into us. Good to see DGillen, Sue and Reagan, too. It's been a while


that little nagging knee thing and my hamstrings being slightly tight. I've got to stretch better.


the food sucked. The bagels were plain and partially frozen. There was no warm food at all.