Josh and I jogged to the race start from HHS and then I ran the kid's race with Nicolai. He placed a solid 3rd and the only two kids who beat him were at least two years old. He did take it out a little hard up the hill at the start but had enough left in the tank to finish in a sprint. He went home with lots of burritos, a slap stick, a chocolate Creamy and a few tickets to the aquarium that he won in the raffle.
I think this is one of the most honest 5ks around and quite possibly the best swag to go with it. You definitely get your money's worth. In total Strava says there is 191 ft. of climbing with 77 in the first mile. Two years ago when I ran the race my splits were 5:25, 5:30 and 5:30 which indicates I went out to hard.
Splits this year were a bit more even and faster: 5:13, 5:19 and 5:15. I am happy with this because it was about 45 seconds faster than two years ago and possibly a course record. Josh ran a great race and came in right around 17:15 which was 2 minutes ahead of #3.
The best part of this race are the post-race festivities and the raffle. I left with a bag of burritos (I still have one from two years ago), car air fresheners with a picture of the Virgin Mary, a free night at the University Guest House, free yoga for week and a few other odds and ends. The race director does an amazing job every year.
Josh and I did a tempo back to HHS. Splits were 5:49, 5:31, 5:24. I am happy with week's training and look forward to racing again next week.
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