Here are some funny observations on yesterday's 10 miler. The race was won by local speed god Paul Low. He won the race easilly in 53:30. Under the heading of speed is in the eye of the beholder, Paul Low said, "It was so slow at the beginning." He lead the pack through the first mile in 5:27.
There were 361 finishers, first male was Paul Low, first female his wife Kelli Lusk in 1:03.09.
The turn out was low. It was clear, cold and windy day. The course is all about hills with three steep climbs in the last mile. This race is a must do for me. I love the course because you can not just run it. The course begins fast with a mostly down hill run over two miles, then a very steep mile up hill followed by two more miles of mostly up hill running. Miles six and seven are fast mostly down hill. Mile 8 is an up and down stretch. Mile 9 has a good long up hill in the last third. Then the final mile has three short steep hills, with a down hill finish in to the Wildwood School parking lot.
Post race is always the best part of a race, especially if the race went well. A piece of pizza, a yogurt, a powerade, and a small bowl of soup waited for the finishers. Then came shared race moments with friends and strangers.
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