First Race of the Year

On saturday morning I ran the 5 mile St. Patrick’s Day Runnin’ of The Green. I finished the course in 44:54 averaging just under 9 minutes per mile.

After not getting to any races in January or February, I thought that I was going to avoid any cold weather races this year. While it didn’t snow it was 30 degrees and very windy on the course.

The race was crowded at the start, and I spent the first mile catching up to the 9 mile pace group. I stuck with them until mile three, but they must have been a little fast or I must not have fallen too far behind as I ended the race with an 8:59 overall pace.

Hopefully we have some good weather that allows me to increase my training before the next race.