Pretty pleased with the time today, especially considering my fitness and that my head was encased in a giant ball of fuzz. Fortunately it was rainycold, but I still felt pretty hotheaded by the end. The course came out a little short on the GPS, so probably converts to like a 23:40. No cookies to chase today unfortunately, so I probably became the de facto target for most people. Nonetheless, we were pretty scattered up front and I ran most of the race by myself. Fairly nondescript course that was a loopy type thing through a residential area. Slight downhill at the beginning and slight uphill at the end - the sort where you don't really notice the early downhill but definitely notice the late uphill.
Managed to take first in my age group, but the awards ceremony took FOR-EV-ERRRRRRRRRRRR due to multiple races and lots of age groups (I'm all about giving out fun stuff to the kiddos, but is it really necessary to have a '4 and under' age group in a 5k?). I kept warm by jogging around on the grassy field. Ended up getting a neat little plaque and of course GIRL SCOUT COOKIES, which was well worth the wait. Definitely a well-run and family-friendly event. You can always count on the girl scouts to get 'er done!
No more races currently planned until the Yellowstone Half in mid June, so a nice little window to get some miles in just as the weather is warming up and the school year is winding down.
It's also worth noting that my two fastest 5ks since picking up running again have both come in costume. Perhaps I should make this a regular habit.
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