First mile was flat, so I just held a 7:30 pace as I knew some big inclines were on the way. I have no hills to run in training, so I wasn't sure how I would hold up. Felt strong going up the Causeway the first time. Shortened my stride and tried not to exert to hard.

Reached the top, and coasted down the other side for the next mile. Ran a loop on Tiki Island then right back up the Causeway.

Worked to gain on the runners in front of me up the hill. Caught several. Reached the top again, and coasted down the next mile. Caught a few more ahead of me.

Tried to maintain my pace after reaching the bottom of the causeway. Still had @ 3/4 of a mile to go. Pushed hard until no one ahead of me was in reach. Slowed down the last quarter of a mile as no one was near me either.



For me this was the perfect race. I maintained the same pace for this 10K that I had in the 5K 2 months ago. My times are dropping dramatically as it cools down.

Some stretching. Then drank a bottle of water, and a coke. Ate a banana and some pizza.


Just need more running.


This race was extremely well run, I thought. Plenty of volunteers, and the course was well marked. Plenty of food and drink afterward. I received a glass for 2nd place with the race name and date on it. I thought it was a nice touch, and liked it better than a medal.