Pretty good. I did not walk until the end of the runway (about a mile and a half), to take advantage of the fire hose spraying on us. I walked again at the second water station to drink more easily (just over 2 miles). Once I hit the third mile, I stopped to walk about three times. Not as good as I'd hoped, but not too bad considering this was my first race.

Start further up in the pack. I did not want to go out too fast, so I went out too slow.

The long walk to the car.


The fact that I had never done this before, and that in my training so far I haven't run more than two miles without stopping yet.


This was my first 5K, so I have nothing to compare it to, but overall, I am very pleased with both the race and my own performance.