I raced today and place third overall with a 18:45. 24 second improvement from my St. Patrick’s 5k. Next race April 18th at Boyce Park its a trail 10k. Less than thirty days to the Pittsburgh Half Marathon.
I’m almost ready!
-Brian B.
I raced today and place third overall with a 18:45. 24 second improvement from my St. Patrick’s 5k. Next race April 18th at Boyce Park its a trail 10k. Less than thirty days to the Pittsburgh Half Marathon.
I’m almost ready!
-Brian B.
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Good race for me today & was my first race since October 11th. In the that time I was recovering from bone edema in both of my femurs. A recurring issue that seems to be getting better but takes several year to overcome the problem.

Mark and I wearing our festive St Patricks day green.
The course was easy and was the outer drive of the Uniontown Mall, a short section in a neighboring neighborhood and the finish was in front of the Boston Beanery.
Elevation

So I ran a 19:12 which earns a 6th overall 2nd age. The last 3/4 mile I was drafting a much younger runner and anticipated to out kick him the last 1/10th miIe did what I set on doing. But gave up the sub 19 effort for sixth place. Looking back I should of ran a 18:59 and been 7th vs being 6th with a low 19. Oh well I ran hard and felt good.
Splits
Other than being faster I think I ran this race well. How about the 4:57 pace kick!

The Winner ran a 17:00.
I have much more work to do but I’m happy with the outcome. For this race, I ran 42 seconds slower than my PR on this course.
Given my bone issues and lack of running in December and January, I’ll take it
Thanks for another special year. Brooks Inspire Daily program really has made a difference for our team! Our team grew 20% last year and we expect another big gain in runners.
Over 130 youth athletes will be running happy!
-Brian B.
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