Not my fastest finish and I didn't hit my usual goal of going under 1 hour but on this warm and humid day I actually placed higher in my age group than ever before at this race (4th place!) and 117th male overall out of over 5200 men. I think the conditions definitely impacted a lot of other runners, too.



I started a little further back than usual in the start coral this year. There were a lot of other runners around and in front of me for most of the first mile but I stayed relaxed and gradually worked my way forward. Sometimes I have a tendency to go out too fast so I figured this would actually be ok to help keep my pace under control.

By the Main Street bridge I was locked in to my planned race pace with plenty of room to run.



At this point I was still smiling and able to give a thumbs up to the camera:

Springs Run 7.2k at First Magnitude Brewery.



I enjoyed a beer in my new mug:



I was 3rd overall, 1st in my age group, finish time of 27:32 for an average of 6:09 per mile.

Race T-shirt and awards:



The race was held on Feb. 4, 2023. Race Results:

https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/26...erpage:100

Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/8504734149

Greenville Track Club Downtown 5k 2023

I won my age group!



Finished in a time of 18:28, averaging 5:57 per mile.

Results: https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/52...tId-363564

Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/8427570190


Nice long-sleeve t-shirt and the award for age group winners was a piece of artwork:

This was a nice 8k Thanksgiving day run in downtown Greenville, SC. The course ran thru downtown, along the Reedy River, around Unity Park, and back to downtown.

I wore my turkey costume. :)





Finish time of just over 31 minutes.



Results: https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/69...erpage:100

Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/8161952498

Flatwoods 5k is a nice event held at Austin Cary Forest, just a few minutes from Gainesville, FL.

I enjoy the rare occasion when I am able to win a race!



Ran in Topo Runventure 4 trail shoes on this 100% limerock road course.



The race was held on October 29, 2022.

Finish time was 19:18 (6:13 per mile).

Race Results: https://results.raceroster.com/v2/en-...?subEvent=

Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/8037125327


Apparently I never posted a report from the last time I won this race back in 2013 so here is a photo:



In 2013 I finished in 18:27 (5:57 per mile).