GT350H

Did the UAH KD sorority Shamrock 5K this AM. Had actually won this race 3 years ago when only around 30 people showed up. Today over 200 showed up! This was my first real race since mid-November and I was using it mainly to see where my race conditioning stood. After warming up 1.34 miles at around 8 minute pace, the first mile of the race felt pretty good - hit it in 6:09 - right at my 5K pace from last fall. The second mile had a sizable hill that had to be negotiated twice (out and back course). Hit in in 6:39 and was fading. The course itself was short, my GPS giving only 2.85 miles. Not sure why they chose to change the course when there were two certified 5K courses on the UAH campus. I crossed the line in 18:25, running the last 0.85 in 6:36 pace, giving me an overalll pace of 6:27 - which is where I should be for a 10K, not a 5K. Still managed to pick up 2nd overall master award. A lot of work yet to do...