Mile 1 - 8:34
Mile 2 - 8:07
Mile 3.1 - 9:30

I didn't want to start too far in the back, but even though I tried to seed further up more than I sometimes do there was alot of dodging and weaving in the first mile. Thought I might have to throw some elbows haha. Well not really, that's a little humor since I busted both my 'bows in the spring. I felt ok in that first mile and decided not to look at my watch when I hit the lap button at the mile 1 marker.

The path started to open up in mile 2 and there was less weaving necessary. I just kept telling myself "This is a 5k, it's not supposed to feel good." Even though I wasn't looking at my pace, I felt that I was moving faster than mile 1. Hit the lap at the mile 2 marker and again decided not to look at the time.

Mile 3 was another story. I started to get a weird feeling in my stomach, something that didn't happen at my 5k PR in May. I tried to keep pushing and find someone to stay behind, but it was hard. I could feel myself slowing down. I saw a friend who was volunteering as a course marshall so I waved to her and that was a nice pick me up. Only lasted a few seconds, though! My legs actually felt ok, but the rest of my body was not too happy. Never noticed the mile 3 marker, so I hit my watch at the finish line.

Looking at the splits now (since I didn't during the race) I can see that the first mile was way too slow, I really picked it up in the second mile and I fell apart in the last mile. That second mile was my fastes mile ever in a race.

Pounded a cup of Gatorade and grabbed my stuff from gear check. I had paid an extra $5 for a veggie burger so I got in the short line for that. I did not partake in the beer part of Burgers and Beer 5k.


Crapped out in the last mile.


This was a wonderful inaugural race, and I'm not just saying that because I am friends with one of the race directors. I would absolutely do this race again. A mid-August race at night can be dicey, but we had a beautiful night to race.