Distance: 5 kilometers
Finish Time: 20:53; Splits: 6:22 mile 1, 7:04 mile 2, 6:49 mile 3
Place: 14th overall; 1st age 25-29; 326 total participants
Location: West, Texas
Start Time: 8:05 AM
Course: Starts and finishes at Westfest Grounds. Approximately 1 mile south of downtown West on Main Street. Loop course down Main Street through downtown West. Finish inside Westfest grounds. Relatively flat and fast. 1st mile sloping downhill; last mile is slight uphill. Steep 100 meter grade just before 2 mile mark.
Weather: Temperature in 70s F, strong humidity, sun shaded along most of course route, no significant wind.
Background: This was my seventh time to run the Kolache 5K and my first time since moving to Austin. I first ran the Kolache 5K in 2000 and ran six consecutive years through 2005. I have competed in three different age categories at the Kolache 5K and have run this race more times than any other in my career. My personal record on this course is 17:52, which I set in 2002.
Race Website: http://www.westfest.com/events-k5000.asp
Finish Time: 20:53; Splits: 6:22 mile 1, 7:04 mile 2, 6:49 mile 3
Place: 14th overall; 1st age 25-29; 326 total participants
Location: West, Texas
Start Time: 8:05 AM
Course: Starts and finishes at Westfest Grounds. Approximately 1 mile south of downtown West on Main Street. Loop course down Main Street through downtown West. Finish inside Westfest grounds. Relatively flat and fast. 1st mile sloping downhill; last mile is slight uphill. Steep 100 meter grade just before 2 mile mark.
Weather: Temperature in 70s F, strong humidity, sun shaded along most of course route, no significant wind.
Background: This was my seventh time to run the Kolache 5K and my first time since moving to Austin. I first ran the Kolache 5K in 2000 and ran six consecutive years through 2005. I have competed in three different age categories at the Kolache 5K and have run this race more times than any other in my career. My personal record on this course is 17:52, which I set in 2002.
Race Website: http://www.westfest.com/events-k5000.asp