I had a decent week, with a couple of good runs, and I was confident going into it. I rode my bike to the start line, which took 15 minutes and was a good way to get my legs warmed up. Despite that, my legs felt a bit heavy this morning, so I tempered my expectations. My plan was to not start out too fast, and just maintain a solid pace. Nothing fancy, just run steady.
As usual, the first km was fast (5:02), but I expected that. I felt great and figured I would run by feel and see what happened. The second km was 5:06, which surprised heck out of me, but I was feeling ok, although the legs felt funny. I finished the first loop in 25:20
-a pb! Ok, I thought, just keep going, my chances of a pb were looking good. Other than a 15 second walk break at the water station I managed to keep a steady pace. Each km passed and I would check my watch and shake my head. I crossed the finish line in 53:20, a pb by over 2 minutes 
(the pb was set in 2006), and 3:17 faster than my race June 5. I ran a solid, steady race; my last km was 5:05, which surprised me. It felt good to break through.
Time to enjoy my Canada Day!
