Woke up ready to race today. I ran 1.62 miles over to the start as a warm up and had a difficult time trying to stay slow. Got there and they could not find my registration, after much searching they had misspelled my last name and put me in the "A's". I had them fix it in the computer so that the official record would be accurate. We lined up and I found a place I liked and we were off. I started out much faster that I usually do but felt really good. Kept pushing and it felt like it was flying by. At the 2 mile mark it seemed to slow down a little but still felt good the entire time. The last mile I chicked a few guys and past one of the girls I had been following the entire time. When I could finally see the clock I wished I had pushed just a little bit harder to be under 24 min but a PR is a PR and I will take it. This leaves a little bit of work for Murray next week. Visited with Kim's brother Jeremy for a little bit both before and after the race and talked to lots of neighbors and friends. Ran the other 1.62 home at 9:45 am while the parade was lining up. Way to many people watching. A little old lady, who was dressed is sweats and a hat, stopped on her way to the parade to let me know it was to hot to run. Told her I was almost home, but in my mind I was thinking - "You have sweats on!" Ave Race Pace: 7:45 Happy Running!
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