Notes
This went way better than I expected. I arrived about 7:15, so had plenty of warmup time. I did a fair amount of running, mostly slow, but some pretty fast, all unlogged. My last little sprint was just about ten minutes before the start. Lined up maybe eight feet - a couple of rows - behind the starting line to leave room for the elite codgers (50-99). I took off not quite full bore, but fast enough that my body was complaining a lot in the first 1/8 mile. After that, my breathing seemed to get on track and it was better. Ann R was just behind me a lot of the way, and I knew she would pass me on the final stretch, which she did, by 1.5 seconds. I saw the clock and finished strong, and, interestingly, didn't suffer from track hack.
Got a smoothie and a nice 2AG gift certificate. Watched a couple of the succeeding heats, then had to leave to get ready for rehearsal.
Met and chatted with Scott S, Rich C, Brian F, and especially happy to see John O.
Garmin reports 7:18.27, attributable to early and late touches of the button. Corrected here.