KofC 5K

I was really looking forward to running the Knights Of Columbus 5K. It was the only race I had run this year where everything was the same as last year. I set my pre-race goal to break 23 minutes. The overall pace was slower than last year: this year's winning time was almost a full minute behind that of last year.

One thing I did differently this year from the year before is that I worked out on Saturday. I think that came back to haunt me in the later stages of the race.

I started out quick, and held a good pace through at least the first mile. There was some guy running right on my shoulder for most of the first mile and a half. I finally put him behind me on a small hill. I passed the 2-mile mark at about 14:30 -- right on pace. But as I made my way down Southgate I just ran out of gas. I didn't stop running, but I was hurting, and I could tell I was slowing down.

As we approached the final hill up to the finish, I was trying and trying to find some reserve to finish strong, but there was none forthcoming. I struggled home in 23:13, good for 35th place overall (out of 90 finishers).