7 am - first road race series 5K. I have not done the road race series in several years - the two 5K races are always at Overton Park. It used to be two loops through the park, but they changed it so that you run out and around the park and then back into the park with part of the old loop. My previous PR for 5K was on the old course at 23:30. Today, I set a new PR of 22:54 (unofficially). The start on the new course is very fast, going right out of the park, with a downhill, then a right-hand turn and running back into the park on Poplar Ave. My one mile time was, surprisingly, 6:55 - the downhill really helped, along with the adrenaline. I knew I went out too fast, but it felt good, and I just focused on keeping a decent pace after mile 2, which was 14:34. The last .5 was a little tough, but I felt good at the end. Then ran another 1.5 to 2 miles around the inside park loop with triathlon team-mate David.
Wanted to run again later in the day and felt good enough to, but schoolwork and family commitments took over the rest of my day.
Update 7/14 - official time from MRTC site - 22:40. | 