This 5-mile race takes place in Hudson, Ohio, and it's huge. I suppose that's because, unlike Thanksgiving Day races, it's the only game in town. I expected to see lots of friends at the start, but hardly any could be found in the pre-start throng of people.
The crowd at the start and the hills certainly slowed many of us down for that first mile. That was a good thing. The second mile was downhill almost the whole way. So that was a fast one for me. I hit reality again during the third mile, and I tried hard to pick the pace back up for the final two.
During mile four, I still wasn't running as fast as I thought I ought. But the magic happened for mile five. Really - it was my fastest of the day.
My time was 40:14, an 8:03 pace. That's pretty good for me these days. It helped that the weather cooperated.
Afterward, I found a bunch of my friends, and it was fun to talk and compare notes.
I learned that I was second in my ancient age group.
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| At the finish with Garrett Wright and his friend. We all won major awards. |
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