The second annual New Years Day invitational was successfully held this morning. Participation was up a whopping 100% over last year as I was joined by Fernando.
It was cold at the start, with temperatures around 40-41. To be honest Fernando looked pretty bad when I arrived. He told me that he had been at a party the night before and didn't get home until 4:30. He had also had a bunch of beer, which is not known as good way to carbo load. I thought, who knows? Maybe I'll be able to take him for a change. Of course, it was not to be.
I had measured the course via Google earth and Fernando and I both had GPS units (my Garmin and his Timex). I don't know why but mine went haywire right after we started. It started clicking off miles every minute or so and it ultimately said we had run over 30 miles. Not too shabby.
In any event, we ran from the Jefferson overpass to the bridge at the end of the causeway and back. According to Google, that's exactly 13.1 miles. My Garmin gave me a total time of 2:03:34, which translates to 9:25/mile. Of course, Fernando pulled away from me in the final mile and finished about a minute ahead. I'm not sure what I have to do to beat that guy. Whatever.
Considering that last year was 2:10:39, or 9:57/mile, I guess I met my goal. Maybe next year I'll break 2:00.
Benjamin
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