I want to run a 5k, 10k, 1/2 marathon and marthon this summer, so I decided to start with this race. I got to the race about 30 minutes early. I found Michelle M. and Cheris and warmed up for 2.5 miles. I felt really good during the race and thought I could pull off a PR. I haven't raced a 5k in quite a while. The mile markers were right on with my Garmin. When I hit the 3 mile mark, I knew there was way more than .1 to the finish. I was so bummed. I figure with my average pace of 7:09, I would have hit the 3.1 miles in 22:14 which would have been a PR. Anyway, my mile splits were 7:00, 7:18, and 7:12. I got a medal for 2nd place in my age group. Then I ran some more until I hit 15 miles for the day. | 