Race day dawned perfect, clear blue sky, light wind and not too cold. We did have a light dusting of snow that made the footing a little slippery the entire race but much better than the slush-fest the first year. I like this 4 loop course, in that you can cheer other runners the whole race, making it a fun informal local event. For some reason (I don’t know if others found this) but I found the straight section coming back was a lot harder that heading out. I think there might be a slight upgrade, but I just found every return trip tougher.
Anyhow I ran fairly strong for the first 3 loops and started fading through the last one, but I can’t really complain, considering I had done a hard Marathon 2 weeks before.
Splits were.
5k – 23:15
10k -23:20
15k - 23:30
21k – 29:04
Finish time – 1:39:10
Now as I approached the finish, what did I see? Mrs. Strider and Jr. Strider 2 were waiting for me. It turns out they had just done their own personal triathlon to get there to see me come in, and had arrived about 15 seconds before I got to the finish – perfect timing and what a welcome sight.
I love this race and plan on making it a regular yearly event for many years to come, I hope
Some where on the course....
Almost finished (thank to the Mrs.)
Me and Jr. 2
Thanks
strider
P.S. - I swear S&V chips are a great recovery food.
Totally, awesome performance in those conditions, David ... 
