Tesco Grand Prix Race

Last night was the Tesco Grand Prix night races. I ran the 5K last year and had a great time. I ran faster than I thought I could and was thrilled. This year Jason and I decided we would both run. Jason would run the Men's 10K and I would run the Women's 5K. We had the added bonus that Jason's brother, Graham, was going to be in town and was going to run the 10K with Jason. Jason can now add another "never thought I would do that in my lifetime" to his list since who would of thought he would get to run a 10K in Prague with his brother. It just added another element of fun to the race. Graham is also a very good runner and I think having him there gave me a little extra push to go harder. Anyway, we all did great with our races. Jason and I both gave ourselves a realistic goal and a reach goal before the race and we both reached our reach goals! I ran the 5K in a 5min/km pace and finished the race in 24 minutes 59 seconds. That is 1 min 19 seconds faster than last year! I'm very happy to have finished so well and in the top 1/4 of the race. Jason also did great and finished his race in 47 minutes 42 seconds and in the top 1/2 of his race. (The men's race had almost twice the number of runners as the women's race.) It was fun to watch the races even if it was quite chilly last night. We all had a great time. After the races (about 10PM) we had dinner before coming home and going to bed. It was a great night!