Jennifer and I ran the Gate River Run this year, for our third time. We had a great time, both running very good times and enjoying the post-race hours with friends. Jennifer set a new personal record this year of 1:53, whereas I ran about the same time as I did in 2008.

There was a little more going on this year and we met up with groups of friends from both Team In Training and my triathlon club. We managed to get most of the members of the Hammerhead Triathlon Club together for a group picture before the race.

The weather this year was the best of all the years we’ve run, especially in comparison with the 40 mph wind gusts last year. This year was cloudy the entire time which kept the temperatures around 60° and comfortable.

There were a few problems with water stops not being able to keep up with filling the cups (I grabbed my own water at a couple of them) but none of them appeared to actually run out of water.

We hung out afterward for an hour and a half or so and then headed home to take a well-deserved nap.