Notes
Just finished pacing Natalie in her first 5k. The weather was perfect (upper 50's), and the rain held off. She was hoping to break 30 minutes. I knew she'd crush that, and she did — 26:58. Easily won her age group (it was a small race; around 100 people total). I wanted us to run each mile faster, and we did (9:00, 8:51, 8:08, :58). She complained a couple of times, but she stayed strong. She smoked the last half mile or so. I couldn't be prouder. BTW, her pace here was faster than her pace in the 2-mile race we ran last November.