Posted a new PR of 01:00:29 for a 6:29/mile pace at last Saturday's Miracle Miles 15K in Orlando.This was 2:27 better than last year and 1:06 better than Gate River earlier this year. I placed 2nd in my age group and 23rd overall out of 1700 runners.
This was the first race in my new Newton MV2s and they performed really well. This was also the first time I ran a race without socks. I had tested the day before with no issues, so I figured it would save some weight from the socks getting wet and sweaty during the race. Worked out pretty well, didn't have any problems with my feet.
They changed the course quite a bit this year. I like this year's course much better. It seemed to go through some more neighborhoods. The previous course was kind of boring. Seemed there was more small rolling hills in the beginning versus the end last year. I didn't have my Garmin with me so wasn't able to map it as run, but I did map it on Map My Run and it came out to a whopping 9.5 miles as compared to 9.36 last year. Kinda ticked as I would have been sub-60 minutes if the course would at least have been the same length as last year.
The weather was hot again. With the 2nd half of the course being mostly in the full sun, that doesn't help. The last stretch through buildings was a nice refresher before the finish.
Was really disappointed with the age group prizes. We got spoiled last year with a pair of Sea World tickets. Sea World was there again, but only supplied maybe 10 pairs to top winners and top charity teams. The age group winners pretty much got shafted with getting a thin made in China metal bottle as a prize.
At least the race raised over $30,000 that goes towards the neonatal hospital, so that is good.
All in all, a good day. Will see if I make it back next year. This race isn't worth the effort to reward to be a must run, but if it fits into my schedule then maybe will do it again. It is a good race with nice shirts and other amenities that will please most people.
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