When we started out everyone just exploded out of the gates, and after about 50m I told Whitney that we needed to slow way down or else we would be in trouble in the next 5 minutes. We eased off of the gas and by 1/2 of a mile in we hit a good pace. The only problem was that the cold air was making it hard for me to breath. Im not sure if anyone else has the problem of somewhat painful breathing in cold air but I do and it was killing me. I thought this might be the first time that I held Whit back in an athletic sense, and I did not want that to happen. However about a mile in, I got used to the cold air and was doing good. We also started passing people after this. We finally passed the couple that had been running about 50m in front of us the whole way. We could claim the top couple in the race now (out of 2). We skipped the water stop at the turnaround and picked it up a little bit. With half a mile left we started continuously building up speed and sprinted to the finish.

Run faster, we both thought we could have broken 30 minutes but we just didnt push enough. The run was, however, a PR for both of us in a timed event (Im sure Ive done faster they just arnt official).

Walked to the car and turned the heater on.


Lack of training, cold weather, not pushing hard enough, and running with my girlfriend probably slowed me down (although without her Im not sure how I would have done before I settled down)


This was a good race for an even better cause!