Today was the JCC Labor Day 5K which was also part of the Senior Olympics. It was warm this morning. This course is quite hilly. They advertise it as the "hilliest most difficult 5K in St. Louis." I don't know if that is true. It is hilly but it is not all that bad. I am still racing conservatively to save my hamstrings. I finished in 28:37 which was a 9:14 pace. This was good enough for first place in my age group. I was happy. I was still tired from the 18 mile run on Saturday.
Jim also ran. He has not been running at all. Last time he ran with me he didn't even make it a mile before his hamstring acted up. He finished 2nd in his age group at a 9:55 pace. He is an amazing athlete.
I met a couple who were in their 40s. They were doing the marathon in every state thing. They had done 46 and were heading to Idaho next month for their 47th. They ran the St. George Marathon in 2009. They said they like it. The year they ran it was the hottest that it had ever been for race day. It was 60 degrees at start and 90 and the finish. They said it starts in the dark and a small light would be useful.
I did my runner's yoga when I got home. Running is feeling good.
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