Quite satisfied with the effort this morning. The course was pretty amazing and very hilly. The directors are the family of a young lady that died from bacterial meningitis a couple years ago. They hired a firm from Orlando that really did it up right - chip timing, national anthem, awards stage, nice spread of food. Most amazingly was the fact that they convinced several property owners adjoining the host school/church to allow them to clear and mow a 10 foot wide swath through really nice areas to create a one loop 5K all trail course that had it all. Right at 400 finishers, most of whom were the run/walker variety. I went 6:30, 6:28, 7:02 and finished up at 20:30 for 8th overall and 1st 45-49 - that'll work. |