Corrib Pub 5K Recap
It was an extremely hot Sunday afternoon of 81 degrees during the warmup and the race. I arrived in West Roxbury a half hour before the start, registered, grabbed a drink of water, put my number on, and ran 1 mile warmup. Tried to get used to the high temps. After all I DID just spend 3 weeks in FL in hotter temps only two weeks ago. I was fasted 16 hours fasted at the start. Thought about taking a Gu with caffeine but decided against it. Asked Jan Bober if she took a gell before this 5K and she said no. My decision was validated. I had heard from several people including Mike Jordan, Maureen Larkin, and a woman named Jennifer with who I had struck up conversation with while waiting for all of the announcements under the hot sun, that this course had a few good hills. I was mentally ready, thanks to that info. I had not raced since June 2023! I was stoked to be "back in the game" this day to see what I could do. I didn't know if I would do 8s, 7:45s 7"30s. NO IDEA. I...