Notes
Felt good just to pin a bib on and be around other runners. The warm-up felt ok. Left shin was sore but loosened up. I started real slow, like 10 minute mile pace way in the back of the pack but it wasn't fun so I started picking it up slowly to see if the shin would bark. It didn't so I picked it up some more. First lap is .82 miles, then into the bar to drink down a 12 oz plastic cup of beer. Out the front door for lap 2. I actually felt pretty good, even with the beer in me and picked up the pace a bit. Lap # 2 was actually fun and I was probably in a decent tempo pace, at least for the shape I'm in. Beer # 2 went down a little tougher. But I got back to decent pace for lap 3. 3rd beer kinda sucked. Out the door for about a 1/4 mile finish with that 3rd beer in me. Not fun. I was coasting to the finish and heard a guy breathing real hard behind me who was kicking. I was a little annoyed that he made me pick it up. It's a beer run but no one wants to get picked off in the last 1/4 mile of any race so I kicked too and kept him back.
Overall, felt good to just run with some effort and breathe hard. And the shin held up OK and feels ok the next day. Progress.