I ran my 4-miler in the cool, drizzly morning without stopping once. I finished right at 38 minutes. If I had one of those electronic race chips to make my time official, I would have finished in the top 10 of my men's 30-34 age division, at least among the men who also used those chips. The results are here.
I was very proud of myself. I felt good through out the race, and I could have pushed for a faster pace, but I am such a new runner that I really just wanted to finish a race without stopping before I work on improving my time.
I am also very proud of my cousin Derek who finished 12th in his state cross country final. The top 15 medal, and he deserves his medal for his outstanding effort. He ran a slightly faster pace than my 9:30 mile. In fact, if he ran in my 4-miler, he would have probably finished 2nd. The guy who won it, Jef Scott who ran collegiately at Western Kentucky, finished in just over 20 minutes, a 5:05 pace which is just smoking.
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