Cinco de Mayo 5K

I'm so excited!

I think I ran my personal best 5K time today!

Up to now, my personal best was in the '04 Lake Run, where I turned in a 29:37 time.

My un-official time today, from starting line to finish line (in other words, not the gun time but my estimate of the chip time), according to my trusty Nike sports watch, is 29:21!

My nephew Max, who ran with me, ran a great race today, too. He stayed with me 'til well past mile 2, even though I was pushing the pace, and only finished about a minute behind me.

I saw my rock star friend Tom today, also, and he gave me encouragement when I streaked past him on the final straightaway up Front Ave... and then passed me at the mile 3 marker to finish ahead of me.

A fun, mostly flat course, and lots of participants. Red Hook beer and a breakfast burrito afterward. My dad got a picture of me crossing the finish line which I will post when I get a copy.

Can't wait for the official results!

Update:

I fixed the broken link to Max's website.