First 5K of the year. My training hasn't been consistent, next to no speed work, and I was pacing Meagan and Leslie, so didn't expect much. But with this small field, I figured hitting my goal pace would probably win AG. It did. So would walking the course backward; I was the only 50-54 male entered. I was seventh overall, and three people ahead of me were a teenaged boy and two UAFS cross country girls. So I was fourth adult. Meagan dropped back after the first mile. Leslie stayed closer but wound up like 42 seconds behind me, which was still only one spot back of me in the overall, and Meagan got 10th. Both of them won AG too, and they had actual competition. Race time temp was 88, humidity probably 65% down by the river in VB. And I felt every bit of it. It was a struggle to keep going (plus I needed to go to the bathroom), but I kept going. Mile splits were 7:48, 7:54 and 8:07. But the overall average was 7:54, which is pretty much exactly what I had targeted. | 