The Hilltop Hustle 5K/10K recap you've been waiting for is here.
My pal Andy placed 11th overall in the 5K at 27:34 (96 finishers). Congrats to Andy!
My pal Tom place sixth overall in the 10K at 46:29 (and first in his age group). Congrats to Tom!
I placed 11th overall in the 10K with a time of 48.25, and second in my age group behind good ol' Tom.
Regular readers will recall the by-gum wager that Tom and I had.
My task was to finish within seven minutes of Tom. Obviously, it's mission accomplished for yours truly. Lunch is on Tom.
It was a bit warm on race morning. The course was two loops west-to-east around the Valparaiso University campus (one loop for the 5K). It got hot by the end. I started out a little too fast, trying to keep Tom in my sights (which didn't last long). I more or less hugged the 7:45 mile pace the entire way, getting a bit faster for the final half-mile or so. Overall, it was a big improvement from the 50-plus-minute 10K I turned in at the Sunburst a couple of weeks ago.
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