Notes
I just ran 20:35 pushing my 8 year old in an old beat up BOB jogging stroller (that's over 90 lbs!) with the front wheel misaligned having a conversation most of the way. Clearly our "normal" is different.
I tried to start as close to the front as I could get away with. Still it took 10 seconds to cross the start line and the first .25 - .3 miles were in heavy traffic. Once we got through I picked up the speed and we far exceeded our goal pace (6:59). Had I had a better start position and, had I realized I was placing in the 30s and running in the mid 20s, I would have made a stronger run at 20 minutes or less. Really, we were mostly goofing off. William did encourage me to run faster the whole way. We passed people the entire way. Again, another race when nobody passed me.
Last year we ran this in 25:23 at an 8:11 pace finishing in the 200s. This year we shaved almost 5 minutes. I think it's time to make a run at sub 20 pushing William. I wonder how fast I would have run by my self...
Garmin Time: 20:33
Chip Time: 20:35
Gun Time: 20:44