Mar. 17 - St. Patrick's Day 5K, South Boston

GREAT run in South Boston (Southie) today.  My sister Beth ran the race and we had support from Ellie, Shea, Beth's husband Paul and their son Kevin (5).  The race is sponsored by the South Boston Boys' and Girls' club and is a fantastic event, with the streets lined with supporters (OK, a few "supporters" were more interested in getting an early start on St. Patty's festivities).  As you can see below, I wore my Race 4 Chase t-shirt and a few nice people asked about Chase and my running effort.  Also, the race director, Harry Duvall, published a link to this blog in the post race email that went out to all of the 2,000+ people registered for the race.  Great day to run and to promote the cause!

I felt strong for most of the race, but struggled a bit on the last hill after the 2 mile mark.  While I was pleasantly surprised with my time, it was a bit demoralizing to be passed at the half way point by some guy in his 20's dressed up like a Viking.  The results of the race are posted at the following link:
http://www.coolrunning.com/results/13/ma/Mar17_SouthB_set1.shtml (I came in 50th, #604).

I jogged 1.2 miles from the hotel to the race start, so I got in a total of 4.3 miles and covered miles 278-281.   Miles 278, 279 and 281 were sponsored by Cheryl Renaud Dowd's second son, and Mile 280 was sponsored by Michelle Magus-Aube.  Thanks Cheryl and Michelle--another great showing of support from Masuk alums.

Today's Line:

Date

DoW

ToD

Distance

Time

Min/Mile

Notes

Effort

Total Miles

3/17	Su	9:45a	1.2	11:02:00	9:11:40	35f	3	278.7
3/17	Su	11:00a	3.1	19:52:00	6:24:31	35f	10	281.8

Pre-Race Support from Shea

What Every Race Needs--A Gorilla Firing People Up at the Start

Celebrating with Sister Beth after the Race

Support from K2 (My Nephew Kevin Patrick McGuire)

Shea Hangin' w/ MJ at the Parade

General Parade Mayhem