In 2012, after working my way back into shape on the bike, this was my 1st running event. I remember texting Brent, as I was concerned about my ability to run a 5k. Albeit slowly, I finished the race that day, and, as they say, the rest is history. As a result, this event holds some significance for me.
Lindsi and I both ran this race in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. We skipped last year, but, were back this year.
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This is a fairly large event, on a somewhat challenging course. That said, I've PR'd 2x on this course, posting a 25:02 in 2014 and a 23:24 (still my PR) in 2015. While I didn't plan on pushing the pace this day, I was glad to be back.
The course had changed slightly this year due to construction, and, appeared to be a bit easier than in years past. My hope was to run mid 8's the entire way.
When the horn sounded, I had trouble finding good space to run. The roads were narrow and the congestion was difficult to navigate. I was finally able to find some real estate about 1/2 mile in. I boooked an 8:27 mile 1, but, knew I could be faster. I shaved mile 2 to 8:20 and mile 3 to 8:19. I skipped the optional whskey shot a little after mile 2 and pushed hard to the finish. Overall time: 26:28. Not terrible. My finish was good for 21 of 88 in my AG and 182 of 1629 overall.
2012: 32:51
2013: 27:50 2014: 25:02 2015: 23:24
2016: didn't race
2017: 26:28
 
We hung around for beers for a bit. Fun Saturday!
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