Sunday, April 12, 2009

A New Personal Record!

This weekend I ran the University of Illiniois mini-Marathon, finishing with a personal-best time of 1:45:04, just over an 8:02 pace.  I was originally shooting for a pace of 8:15, but since I was feeling so good at the last I decided to step it up a bit.  I was actually a bit disappointed that I couldn't shave another 30 seconds or so off my time to break the 8 minute barrier...

Here's me and Bryan at the starting line.


As you can tell, Bryan was anxious to get started!


The finish line/post-race food situation was pretty cool--they had the finish at the Memorial Stadium 50-yard line, so you actually got to receive your finisher medal and have post-race pictures made on the field.


And finally, the obligatory "happy finishers" picture...
In all, I think UIUC did a great job with their first event. Thanks to Bryan and Johnny for hosting me, and a special thanks to Bryan for giving up his morning to spend it waiting for me to finish.

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