Did a nice 4 mile warm up with a bunch of guys(and Ruth) and then grabbed a drink before the start of the race. It was really warm and my legs where shot but I still wanted to run a decent time. At the start this really young girl took off like a shot and was in the lead for quite a ways. It was fun to see her go. I ran with Dustin for a bit and then once again was by myself for the rest of the run. It was funny as Dave, Clyde and Logan passed by the announcer on the finish of the first loop he says "here comes the first group of guys lets give them a hand." And then here I come a few seconds later and he wanted to say something but couldnt get anything coherent out. He might as well just have said " and then heres that other guy thats just not quite as fast as the real runners." It just struck me as funny. Anyway, that second lap was a battle to just keep the legs moving. I slowed a lot more than I would have liked but it just wasnt there so I wont loose any sleep over it. If I would have known I was so close to breaking 17 I would have tried to push more but oh well. This is the first 5k Ive actually raced in over 18 years so I didnt do too bad. It might actually be a pr, Im not sure my pr from the school days. Plus the high school kids where kind enough to let me beat them so I didnt feel like to much of an old man. Did another lap as a cool down. | 