This race way pretty okay. 3 sisters, my mom and bro-in-law ran it as well. My mom and one sister won their age divisions. I could only muster a 3rd place finish. I ran the first 4-5 miles pretty easy with my sister. By then she had enough, and sent me on. To make something out of this race, I wanted to try and speed up and run each mile quicker. Although this was my mental intent, I didn't check my watch to verify I was actually accomplishing the goal, rather, I ran by feel, and gauged my effort on breathing. Running at night takes away most visual cues, but I'm used to running this path in the dark, so it didn't slow me down. Awards afterward started 45 minutes too late, and were extremely tedious. I didn't get home till after 2 am. It was fun to run into my Van 1 teammates from WB, as well as complete this half with so many family members. Overall, 1100 people entered all three of these races, so it was pretty well attended and a fun event. It might play better in the fall when it's cooler and the calendar isn't quite so full. Splits: 8:19, 7:49, 8:06, 7:49, 7:49 7:33, 7:14, 7:16 7:05, 7:15 7:11 7:30 6:34. I passed 8 people in the final mile. I liked starting out slower and continually overtaking people over the whole race, rather than running in no man's land the whole time. | 