Indiana✔

Almost 1,600 of us converged on the streets of Evansville, Indiana, at 7amCST to run 13.1 miles. I finished in 2:03:31. Pleased with that.

EVENT REVIEW:

Everything about this race was done very well. 

• Packet pickup was easy to find and speedy. (We got buckets along with our goodie bags…still not sure why)
• Race parking was a breeze-plenty of it, and I unknowingly parked one block from the start line. Unheard of. 
• The course was mostly flat-perfect for Floridians. It weaved nicely through neighborhoods and parks. 
• The community presence was great. Very few areas weren’t covered with spectators, volunteers, first aid, or policemen.
• Plenty of encouragement and refreshments at the finish line. Shout out to the announcer for calling out “John Gregory from Bradenton, Florida” repeatedly until the crowd cheered.

PERFORMANCE REVIEW: 

• If I weren’t running again in the morning, I probably could have pushed to get under 2 hours. Good to know.
• My pace stayed pretty steady through 10M. 57-degree start had a lot to do with that.
• I surprised myself being able to pick up the pace the last half mile. Assimilating that on the treadmill pays off.
• Shout out to Holly and another young lady who unknowingly paced me from miles 9-11. Strong job, Ladies.
• State 13 done. On to 14 tomorrow. (Bucket list item: run a race in every state)