It was a beautiful day for a race. Nothing but blue skies and a starting temp in the mid 30s.
I started with Rhett, meaning I drafted behind him for the first 5 or so miles. Thank you Rhett for towing me up that hill. After the hill I pulled in front of Rhett thinking he might like to do the drafting for a change. For some mysterious reason he dropped back. 
From here on out I just kept chugging along. I just tried to keep my heart rate in the low to mid 170s. At about mile 9 I was passed by some dude that was moving along like a bullet train. I fell in behind him I tried to hold on. His pace had my heart rate up to 176 and I wasn't sure how long I could hold that. On the other hand, only 4 miles to go so maybe I could let him pull me to a sub-1:30 finish. He surged a bit and I lost him somewhere after mile 10.
I spent the last 5k making rash promises to myself and trying to convince myself I could run faster. I wasn't really sure what sort of finish time I was on pace for. Huans32 and his mom and dad cheered and gave me a big boost to kick it in. Thank you for that. Coming around that last corner I saw 1:29:0? on the clock. Wooo Hooo.
My chip time - 1:29:12! A PR. I really surprised myself today. 
In 07 I ran a 1:34:xx at Painters (I'm not sure if this was my PR?)
1-6:47, 163
2-6:42, 171
3-6:38, 172
4-6:42, 173
5-7:04, 173
6-6:41, 173
7-6:47, 173
8-7:01, 173
9-6:54, 174
10-6:31, 176
11-6:52, 174
12-6:52, 174
13-6:43, 176
13.1-? 181bpm max | 