Day # 74: 10K Road Race in 47:29 - 1st Place in 18-29 Age Group

In what I consider to be a milestone achievement in my marathon training thus far, I competed in a 10K Road Race in Milton, MA. today and finished first in my age group with a time of 47:21. The conditions to start the race were perfect---Sunny, mid 70s, light breeze, and a shady course. I went through mile 1 in 7:11, mile 2 in 7:23, mile 3 in 8:07, mile 4 in 7:27, Mile 5 in 7:56, Mile 6 7:45 and the last 2/10ths in 52 seconds. Making my pace 7:47 per mile. I appeared to finish in 14th place overall, but apparently everyone that beat me was in the 30 and over agre brackets, so after the race my name was announced as the winner for my age group. I won a $50 Gift Certificate to "The Rack" restaurant/bar in Boston just oustide Fanueil Hall. All together the race went very well.

Results are here:
http://www.coolrunning.com/results/05/ma/Oct1_1stAnn_set4.shtml