10 years ago: I mixed it up a bit this month (May 2016) with two road races and two mountain races. I started the month 05/01/16 at the Cool Kids 5k in Billerica. The race was about a mile away from my parent’s house so I was very familiar with the roads. It wouldn’t really help as I was all alone in second place right from the gun running a 17:51, nearly 2 minutes behind Pat Fullerton (15:55). Only 55 turned up for the race but another hundred did the walk (including my folks). Two weeks later I headed to Sleepy Hollow (Huntington VT) for the great little mountain race over the XC ski terrain. I climbed well but didn’t feel great on the descents. I ended up 15 seconds behind Jeff Walker (Dirigo) for the top 50+ spot in 23rd place overall. The 50+ field was very strong with the top five all within 45 seconds. Two weeks later I closed out the month with two short races. On Saturday (05/28/16) it was a hot 84 degrees for the Wachusett mountain race. I chose to just do the 2.85 mile climb. I ended up 13th overall and a scant four seconds behind Erik Vandendries who won the 50+ (21:53). Again, the 50+ was hard fought with the top 7 all within 33 seconds. The next day I headed to Manchester NH for the Fisher Cats 3k. It turned out to be a very short 3k (1.75 miles). This was a unique race as it started in the outfield of the Delta Dental Stadium and finished at home plate. Over 200 took part and two young kids took it out hard. I moved into first place at ¾ mile and put 30 seconds on second place (Dave Audet) by the finish, winning in 9:54. My prize was a luxury suite for a game, and I got to go out during the game for the awards ceremony where I got a signed baseball.
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