I didn't go out very fast. I knew that there is a hill to contend with after the turn around point. I tried to maintain a steady pace until the 2.5 mile point then I pushed to get home under 21 minutes (my previous best on this course was 21:08). The winner finished in 17:04 and was probably 19 years old. I knew I wasn’t going to catch him. And I wasn’t able to catch the top female runner either, she finished 50 yards in front of me and had a really good kick up the hill…
No age group awards the only awards were for the first and second place male and female. However, I finished 14th overall.
I was really surprised that there were nearly 100 people in the 5K Fun Run. It really was fun…
Now, I get to spin down from training for a couple weeks and start the Marathon Training schedule on 9 July.
P.S. Trying out my new Mojo compression calf sleeves for post race cramps…I’ll let you know how it goes
Love it!! As you know, we meet a lot of people in our time in service, but through it all there is only one CHOP that I know. Love the blog, the kilt, the tone, the passion, . . .all awesome. Keep it up and send my best to Bobby.
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Thanks, Shipmate. We are following you as you continue your passion to make this country and Hawai'i better. We are planning a trip to Hawai'i next summer maybe by then we can drop in on Congressman Matt office.
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