Saturday, post race report.

Well all in all I did pretty good this morning with a small local 5 K race. Finished in just over 25 minutes and placed 1st in my age group (50-59). Not a bad course the hill was deceptive but not bad over all and had a strong finish. Yes, I'd do it again. Even the weather and conditions were nice, about 70 degrees at the start, warm but not overly so for 8:30 in the morning and a fair amount of shade for much of the course. Only one section had us running towards the rising sun but that was quickly gotten through and even though we ran on local roads traffic was sparse and gave us plenty of room.

The winning time was just about 20 minutes and while there weren't any elite runners we had some strong local runners who did very well. The field in the race could be a little larger, but the character of the race being small and inviting makes it very appealing for the novice and beginner.

So I might as well give it a plug now as its all I've written about in this chapter of the blog.

Name: Masonic 5K.

Where: New Windsor, NY. Starting and finishing at Angelina's Restuarant & Bar.

Sponsors: Angelina's; Runner's World; The deli Bagel; Mesh Reality Group;
Sunglow Painting & Home Renovation, Inc; Cracolici's Pizzeria & Restaurant;
The Country's Best Resumes; Meadowbrook lodge, Inc; Awning FX, Inc; Levine's Garage;
and Immaculate_Designs.

Thanks to Dan E, and all those involved. It takes time work and effort to make any event work and I think you folks are off to a good start.

Q