The picture reminded me of the run in front of Acropolis!

My new 5K route – home to Wills Park, go around the park and then return.

We went out in the new Alpha Loop. I think this was the first time for her on that part of the loop.

For me, these days, that is the entire battle. Insofar as 5K races are considered at least. Usually, once I show up, I realize how age has thinned the competitive field and I stand a fair chance of getting some recognition.

Woke up late today – thanks to going to bed late last night. For a brief moment, I considered dropping out of the race. Here is where the hiked up entry fees help. Felt too guilty to not show up after spending so much money.

It was a watchless run again. I had no idea of time till I reached the end of the race and saw the clock. It was 30 min 9 seconds. The race results came in quickly. Got a second spot again in my age group. There were about 24 in my age group. Like I said, I need to just keep getting older and not stop running. Speed be darned.

Interestingly enough, exactly on this day, 11 years back, I ran exactly this same race and finished 6 minutes faster than today!

The race chip on my bib malfunctioned when I crossed the starting line. So, I got the default gun time of 0:00. Which implies I was the first guy to get off the line. In reality, I was back of the line and it took about 15-20 seconds to reach the starting point. The results would not have been much different though. The guy who beat me was a clear 3 minutes ahead of me.

I am not sure I can do that kind of sub-9 min pace ever again.