Goal was 7:40 pace. First mile was 7:42, which was close. Next two miles were 15:37, which was 7:48 pace, Next mile was 7:53, Last 9/10 was 7:42.
Overall time was a bit tough to gauge. It is based on my watch, which I didn't shut off for some time after the finish; I estimate 5 seconds, but it may have been 10 or 15.

Come out of the last hill stronger. It took a lot out of me and I got passed by a pack, some of whom I passed back when I kicked into gear.
Time is a bit of a disappointment, as I was shooting for 7:40 and ended up running 7:49. In part I look at the distance and the cold, but I didn't train as much as I wanted to, and the training wasn't very organized.

Two bottles of water, walked for a half hour to find Nora. Then I jogged with her back to the car.


Lack of training, cold.


Picking up registration the day before was difficult. They couldn't find the stack that contained our numbers. Ran out of hot chocolate after the race.