First 5K of 2017!

Sunday marked the beginning of race season with the Shamrox 5k.  We had enjoyed some warm temps there for a bit but not on race weekend.  It was a chilly one and I could barely feel my fingers at the end!   This is one of my favorite courses....although "Mount Lucky Charm" is a beast of a hill.  The rest of the course is downhill and flat and is quite deceivingly easy until you get to the hill.  Julie was glad I warned her about it ahead of time.  

This was my third year doing Shamrox and each year I have managed to shave about 2 minutes off my finishing time.  This year I came in at 30:45 and took 2nd place in my division.  I strive for sub-30 minute 5Ks but with the hill on this course I was thrilled with my finish time.  A few folks attempt to run the hill here and there but mostly all I heard was cursing.  I always walk it and don't feel a bit guilty about it.  That hill is brutal but a great challenge.  Ultramax always puts on great events and this was a fun start to the 2017 race season!