First race, love trying something new!
I did my first organized race today. Here in Colorado Springs it was 20 degrees, with a light mist/snow sort of haze going on that led to lots of blackice on the course. I had a lot of fun and did better then I was expecting. Ended up finishing in 26:08. Not terrible, but also lots of room for improvement. Overall I think I was right in the middle. Think I came in at 40 out of 77. I was more focused on finishing and enjoying it then trying to kill myself. What is odd is I have been practicing for it for a couple weeks and on a treadmill I seem to average 10 minute miles. I figured running outside with inclines and the weather being what it was I would run slower, yet I ran 4 minutes faster overall. Was a good experience though and definitely something I would enjoy doing again.
