Came out pretty slowly. Ran with Kevin from Sydney who I met at the forks 15k. Was on auto pilot through six or seven though at that point I was starting to feel stiffness in my legs...leftover from the 15k? The track day? Thought I tapered pretty well for this. Kevin and Ken from Syracuse dropped me around the nine mile mark. I know when to say when and didn't feel bad about that at all. Keeping my eye on the future. Was able to stay "present" and really enjoy it, though I was hurting a bit at the end. Accomplished my goals of not getting injured and having fun.

Train more! How many of us say that after our races. Do the best you can with the time "life" gives you.

bagel, bananna, g-ade. Chatting with other runners.


Not enough training. My first time running this distance as a stand alone running race. Third time in my life I've run this distance period.Still expected more out of myself. Next time!


Great running community in the Ithaca, NY area. Some fantastic athletes. Also a 10k that morning and the national level guys came out for it. Gusting winds at time that stood everybody up. Tucked and drafted as best I could.