St Pats 5K

Great day for just blasting away at for most the first race of the year. Started out by hanging with the ORRT out in the parking lot talking race strategies and then went for a good warm up. Starting to get pumped up when race time comes.



Bill Read really puts on a good show and when I run by him while warming up he asked where the Bloomington Police car was this year... I said I don't know did you call, and he said " No" By the way its was 12:54 six minutes till the gun. I located a phone made the call and a short time later there was a Police Officer to lead us.



High fives to ORRT and the horn blows. As we blasted away the first mile Ryan and Mike were still insight, 5:31 What? and with that I know I will be slowing throughout the second mile. Turning around on the Boulevard I got a glimpse of what might catch up. Next thing I know here comes Emily and Carly Pederson. I ride for a minute and it was a nice surge. Mile 2 passes and I hear 11:26 still holding a 5:42 pace. Just then I could feel a pack closing or were they there the whole time, I dont know. Headng back to the east of Croxton I get passed by Doug Rosen and he is the only one I know infront of me now in my age group. Then Seanan and Nikki pull up and I grab a hold and just stay there. The last stretch was nice, a little tail wind for the push home.



I kept telling Nikki it was time to go since we both just got passed. I pushed till the end and came across the line 18:34 good for 3rd in my age group.



I'll take it since speed work has not been on the training schedule. I want to thank Mitch and Ryan for all you do and to the ORRT members everyone had a fast day. Good job



Next for me Boston





Train hard, Train smart

David