This morning was the "5k on the runway"-- a 5k run on the shorter runway out at our local airport. It was 2 laps around, quite flat, and the closest I've come to racing on a track. Except no track has jets taking off so nearby! I did a great job of maintaining an even pace, it just wasn't all that fast a pace. The first mile was 8:28, the second mile was 8:28, the third mile was 8:28. I did manage to step it up for the last little bit, and ended in 26:09 (I was hoping for about a minute faster than that). Don't know my placement yet-- I wasn't able to stick around for the awards and the results haven't been posted yet. But it was a good morning for a race, and an interesting location!

However, like most first-time events, there was one big hiccup. The portapottys weren't at the start/finish area, they were down at each end of the runway. Oops. Well, a lot of us got in a warmup dashing to and from the porta-potty shortly before start time!