We did a family race day today. The race was well organized and offered $100 each for overall winners. The winning time was 16:09. I was really on the fence about doing a race but figured if it was a family event I would enjoy it and not push too hard. My foot more or less behaved itself and the only thing I noticed during the race was my knee. I had a little work done by a chiropractor at the race and it loosened things up a lot. On to the race. I noticed a few guys wearing college singlets and a bunch of high schoolers. It was very humid but luckily overcast and not the forecasted 90F. Sandra and I did a warm-up together for 1.5 mi and then to the line. There were only about 200 runners there but they had signs to make sure people lined up by pace, which is always nice. I started talking to one of the high school guys and he said the returning winner was there, last year won in 16:30ish. He mentioned he had finished 3rd the last two years (and did again today). The first mile had a number of young guys go out too fast and then fall back. One guy passed me at about 1/2 in only to fall back at the mile. The returning champ, high school guy and a third guy were right behind the pace car and that is about how it stayed from mile 1 to the finish. There was a bit of a race going on between those three but I just observed I was too far back to be any threat to them and no one was within striking distance of me after the mile mark. I am glad I did the race. I will see how much my foot complains tomorrow though... My wife finished 3rd in the women's race and my daughters got to run a 1/2 mi and 50 m race (with numbers, shirts and medals). So all and all it was a great family morning. Mi 1: 5:29.3 HR 180
Mi 2: 5:54.1 HR 186
Mi 3: 5:52.4 HR 189
0.12 Mi: 0:37.1 HR 190 TOTAL: 17:52.9 HR 185
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