Short report: Ran well (81:07). A side stitch at mile 8 put an abrupt end to dreams of sub 80. It was fun seeing and meeting lots of folks too. This has always been a good race for me, and this was the 3rd time I’ve run the 10 mile race here (05: 88:26, 06: 84:47). I like the flat course, and today the temp was close to ideal, right around 60 deg for the 10 milers. (the 5 mi race starts 90 min later, and some folks we know were doing both). This was the 54th running of this event. You run south on the bike path for 2.5 miles, then turn around and go 5 miles north, then turn around for the final 2.5 miles (I could have gotten north and south mixed up). My splits for each of the quarters: 19:50/ 20:03/ 20:10/ 21:04. After 7.5 miles I was right on pace for 80 minutes, but I got this side stitch at mile 8 (which took 8:48) and after that it wasn’t much fun. The last couple miles I felt like I was barely moving, and 6 people passed me. Here are the mile splits: 8:18 8:18 (seemed long) 7:35 15:53 8:03 23:56 7:47 31:43 8:10 39:53 7:53 47:46 8:00 55:46 8:48 64:34 8:13 72:47 8:20 81:07 Perhaps in keeping with the economy, there was no goodie bag. However there was usual cotton T-shirt along with plentiful food and drinks afterwards. Lleneforward & slojim were there, as were travelmama and digital_man from the RW forum. Several from Llene’s club were there, and I reacquainted myself with some, and met some new friends. The group did very well. Finally, one of my church friends ran the 5 mile race, coming in 2nd in his AG. I note that had I ran in the 5 mile race, I could have taken home something shiny. Well, I guess that’s what its like when you run with the big boys. (I was 98th OA and around 16th in my AG; not sure how many were there, it seemed less than when the event was in Aug). Still, I am happy with my time, and the 8:07 pace for 10 miles is pretty consistent with my current 10K pace (7:50 per mile). You can’t go wrong with a 3:40 min PR. Still, one can’t help wonder what if. Not sure what happened with the side stitch, I haven’t experienced these before. My stomach was a bit upset during the race, I could tell, but I didn’t think the two were connected. Thanks for reading. huskydon

Great runnin" Husky man. (at least the UW produced some runners!) Maybe getting ready for anothe big one <>GreenRiver)>>> no particular reason but did you see anyone else who might have gotten another PR?

Sounds like a good race. I love running along the beach out there. Hard to concentrate for a variety of reasons... Congrats! TC

Sorry about the side stitch. Been there, done that. They really hurt like heck. I am trying to focus on belly breathing. You can practice by lying on a bed, put one hand on your belly, the other on your chest. Breathe deeply and try not to expand your ribcage. Only lower hand should move up and down with inhale/exhale. Also try forceful exhaling when you land on your right foot. You keep getting better and better....way to go!

nice work, Huskydon...PR!

Good race with PR, husky. It's neat that you got to see so many friends. Congratulations. TomS