Notes
Warmed up on my own and ran to the 2 mile mark to see the last mile of the course to the finish.
Ready to go and dropped gloves at the start which I would end up donating as I forgot to retrieve them.. saw Lamperski and Karen before the race and chatted a bit. Lined up with Bill SHires at the start.
Gun went off and a sea of kids were spread throughout the street pumping their arms and doing the best 200m dash of their life.... things settled down after we made a right and headed into the neighborhood.
at about 1000m Chris and I were running side by side. @ 1200m he gapped me then I responded and surged on him.. we passed thru the mile together in about 5:20
He threw another surge and beckoned me to follow.. I stopped to tie my shoe.. just kidding. I stayed content at 5:20 pace. The right on Rea @ mile 2 proved a fast section and I simply kept up the intensity but was red-lining for sure.
Thru the parking lot and to the finish I was ecstatic to hear the announcer say Chris Lamperski at 16 minutes flat because I knew I was not far behind.. 16:23.. a lot of speculation about this course.. its fast and its certified.. my Garmin had it a hair shy @ 3.06 but Bill Shires had it at 3.11.. i think it depends on the tangents.. but either way it was a sub 17 minute effort and I am super pleased. Thanks for the help in the first mile CL.
Bank Roll Awards ceremony.. 3rd place overall and a 1st place team victory got some loot -> $20 Target Gift Card, $40 Dicks Sporting Goods, $35 Trysports $25 Brixx AND a free massage and all the brownies cupcakes and candy you could eat.. Woohoo.. Blakeneny is the right zipcode for a race.