Run A Latke 5K - Swampscott

Nice downhill start out to Humphrey Street had the legs rolling quicker into mile 1, 6:39. I got some encouragement from a fellow competitor in the hills of Puritan running away from the Ocean views. A Soul Sister passed us. Mile two was on Humphrey Street (7:06) and I lost some strides to those two. Thought I would have a sprint from the church at the last hill for the last 400m but nadda, nothing. Mile 3 was a 7:08 split. GPS gave me 6:57 pace for the 5K for the 9th place finish but North Shore Timing mat to mat gave me seven even. Not bad.

Good spread of veggies, tuna, bagels, latke, et cetera inside. Photos by Krissy. 

Festivus 5K

1 mile warm up on Pickering Wharf with Ian Edwards from Finz. First time running this race. Got the scoop and course layout from Krissy who ran or took photos years ago. Weather was decent, some head wind when heading north. Pretty even splits around 7:11 to 7:20. A few hills broke me but it all evened out in the end. No cool down, stayed in Finz for water and a banana. Overall fun event with plenty of Sienfeld Festivus or ugly Christmas Sweater themes going on. 22:24 for the 5K.