Running race 18:11 [5] 5.0 km (3:38 / km)
SOME Trot for Hunger 5K - very nice day for same race I did last year on Thanksgiving , warm enough I ditched my plan to wear a thin long sleeve top in favour of just my QOC singlet (had on tights, QOC buff and light gloves) so as not to feel warm prior to the start. Finished 3rd male 40-49 again but with chip time 13 seconds faster than last year. Maybe disappointing in that I felt going in as though I were in good enough shape to go somewhat below 18 minutes but then again my chip time last year was 53 seconds slower than another near perfectly flat 5K I did early that September so maybe regular seasonal temperature (or fitness) fluctuations account for that (in addition to my having done no recent road racing and negligible speedwork - my limiting factor may well have been less than great tuning of my run fast muscular program rather than oxygen processing capacity).
