Road running race 48:48 [5] 10.0 km (4:53 / km)
Patuxent Trail 10K Race. Third place in M50-59. Didn't expect to place, being at the high end of the age group. Started off too fast, which was easy to do because of being caught up in a big crowd on a small trail. It started to thin out after about 2K, and by 4K I was in a good groove and starting to pass people, feeling strong on the little uphills. At 8K I passed the guy who would eventually nick me at the finish with a big sprint for 2nd in the age group (bad on me for not checking behind me in the field). Had one slip in the mud and narrowly missed slamming a tree. Shoes were Inov8 X-talon, which felt good but didn't do much in the deeper mud holes. Maybe x-c spikes would be better.
