Weather was not ideall for a PR, 37 degrees rained all night before and was still slightly drizzling mixed with a few snow flurries.

Tried to get to the front of the start corral so i did not have to worry about passing too many people in the beginning so I could get into my rythym early. The beginning started out pretty quick. The whole front was sucked in with the elite runners in the front. First 2 miles I was 20sec/mile below my planned pace...TOO FAST. I slowed down a little bit and tried to just hang on the best I could.

First 2.5 miles were rolling hills with a long descent to the next 2 miles. Those 2 miles were fairly flat on the swamp rabbit trail.

So I hit mile 5, look down at my garmin and it says 4.88...crap, the race is going to be a little short (more on than later). I had read previous race reviews and everyone talked about the hill at McDaniel Avenue being a killer. I did not think it was that bad, I just put my head down and charged up it. Now the hill coming back up to main street at mile marker 6 was ROUGH. It just kept getting steeper!!! Tried to charge to the top knowing the finish was just around the corner, my legs went to jello went I crested the top.

Crossed the finish line and hit the stop button on my Garmin. Goal time was to try for Sub 43 minutes. I look down at the screen....43:36...DAMN, just missed it. The distance was spot on at, watch said 6.28. Talked with a few people after the race and they saw the same thing I did with the mile markers, first 3 were perfect but the last few were a little off...no worries though.

Race was extremely well supported with police directing traffic at every intersection and shutting down some lanes and intersections at that. Will Definilty look at doign this race next year, just hope the weather is a little better next time.

I would try to not get sucked in with the front runners up front and try to hold closer to my planned pace. I think I gassed myself in the beginning which hurt my kick at the end.

walked around with drinking a water. Stopped on way home for Dunkin Donuts Muchkins and a coffee...recovery secret of the pros....


Went to hard from the start, averaged 20sec/min faster pace than planned.


It is a good race with a good course, would suggest those looking for a local 10k to try for a PR to go for it.