The BMO St. Patrick's Day 5k is a tough, rolling course on the Stanley Park loop road that finishes with a long up hill on Pipeline Road. I ran a smart race, with pretty even splits across the 3 mile markers, and higher than planned heart rates, but I was missing my top gear (at least according to Coach!). I raced after coming into town from a work trip that had me on my feet for long days.
I would have liked have to run faster in the Championships but my time (21:12) and placement are the best I could produce last Saturday. That, at least, is satisfying.
The race is a fantastic and exciting event that has fast age groupers toeing the line with BC's current and former elite runners, including Olympians like Nancy Tinari (who beat me of course) and Art Boileau.
Plus there are beer and cupcakes at the Finish!
