1st overall, 558th Mount Falernus Unhealthy Liver 5k. 16:02 (5:10 per mile pace) 1 mile warmup, 3 mile race, 3 mile cool down 7 miles on the books --------------------------------- A damn fine race. Results here. Firsts in my life tonight: 1. Broke a tape that was held by people on opposite ends. Nice feeling while doing it in front of the Philly Art Museum in a big race with hulking, metropolitan skyscrapers for background like some Pole Position screenshot. 2. Dropped a guy (who ran a 53:48 at Broad Street) by running a 4:57 opening mile and holding to a 10:07 2nd mile, then death, but the ruse worked. I learned a little bit more about the mental aspects of racing tonight. I'm of the mindset that during a race, if you can put on a bit of a show with your breathing, if you can act as relaxed as possible when someone's right on your heels, you can shake them loose, provided they are struggling themselves. It was a confidence builder; it was happy times and relative comfort; it was enjoyable for the most part and relaxed. I'm really chalking this one up at a PR effort b/c we all know by now that the 15:47 was not a true 5k--barbarian kick or not. I'm ready for VCM. Other good stuff: Joe, one of my friends who I train with, had another PR. He's on that joyful PR learning curve that we've all been on where almost each race leads to a PR, where the bottom isn't in sight yet. It's nice to see progress in people that get it. He did his first Mount Misery repeat session on Thursday. Sub 17 is just around the corner. Around this time last year, my ex-girlfriend, IBM, wouldn't even put our corporate challenge win in their newsletter (see May 20 entry). Last night, my current place of employment won all but 1 category in the race and will surely put us front in center in their monthly publication, where we were when we won the Miami Marathon Corporate race on a company-paid, 4 day trip this past January. -------------------------- This just in from the Evel Karnievel PR machine.... And this... Hoo muthafucking aaah!!! Saving babies yesterday, kicking some SEAL Team ass today. Baby Catalina is safe everyone...she was saved. Thank God! She's safe!!!!