A good run. The old man "Skeeter" I frequently try to pace off was there, we chatted a bit and I stayed with him about 10 meters back until we got back to the down town area and I lost him in the turns, he had put some distance on me. I had wanted even 7 m/m splits but didn't manage that. The uphill start and my focus on 7 minutes may have used a bit of energy for the remaining run. There were some course marking issues but not bad, some maneuvering through oncoming runners where the 10k course folded into the 5. I cut a corner to avoid tangling legs with another runner and "sprinted" the last block to the line

Not sure, I got a PR but still short of my goal of 22 minutes. Maybe a little more respect for the opening hill, but it isn't that much of a hill.

Grab some water, gave a short interview to a camera man with a local TV station, had some conversation with other runners and a triathlete I recognize then stand in the ever increasing rain for my medal as we worked our way through the single digit age groups and finally into middle age.
I did not finish with the same amount of discomfort and pain I normally do and recovered quicker-I wonder if I failed to dig deep enough and "leave it on the course"


Not much, just a possible pacing error, or maybe I nailed it perfectly and this is the best I have right now


This is the third edition of this race and they are getting better. They picked a good course, I sort of wish I did the 10k, that course looks more interesting. A live musician, some food and beverage on the municipal lawn were all nice touches. It is too bad the rain was ill timed but it is hard to complain about a nice soaking rain in the middle of a drought. The temperature was great but there is no way you can count on that in late August. I noted some issues with corner monitors and some confusion where the routes overlap. There was one water table actually in the street at the final corner, I ended up running behind it. I think this was a possible safety problem and not well thought out. I will email the RD about this stuff though.