8:00AM start to the race. Wind and Light snow. Temp. 32-35 It was good to see some familiar faces at the starting line. For the first half mile Paul, Tom and I ran together, then Paul let us go. I ran with Tom for 5 or 6 miles then set out on my own. My goal was to get under 1:30 and beat my good friend Tom. At mile 9 I look back and Tom was still in sight so I ran mile 10 in 6:34 finally putting some distance between me and Tom. By miles 12 and 13 my brain was telling me to slow down and I was having a hard time remembering why I even like running. Running hard hurts but I over-rode my evil thoughts and kept pushing. Mile 1-6:42 Mile 2-6:54 Mile 3-6:51 20:26 Mile 4-6:54 Mile 5-6:55 Mile 6-6:56 41:10 Mile 7-6:53 strong wind and light snow Mile 8-7:04 strong wind and light snow Mile 9-7:02 1:02:09 Mile 10-6:34 Mile 11-6:50 Mile 12-6:41 1:22:14 Mile 13-6:09 13.1 - 1:28:43 2nd of 24 in Division (top 8%) 18th of 253 Males (top 7%) | 