race report: coogan's 5k

this was my third year doing coogan's, a "neighborhood" 5k in washington heights. the course is hilly and the past two years the weather has been regrettable -- cold and rainy. yet i keep coming back for more. this year it was cold but no rain, a vast improvement. my performance, however, was not a vast improvement. so it goes.

this year my official time was 25:21 for a pace of 8:11. last year, i did 24:31 for a 7:54. and in 2011, it was 25:43 for an 8:17.

had some stiffness in my right calf in the second mile (which is the downhill) that set me back a bit, and i think was holding back a little since i planned to add another 8 or so miles after the race. whatever the reasons, it was not my best performance. i am thinking about actually training to improve my 5k time. a revelation, i know. :)

here are my splits:

1	8:12.5	1.00	8:13
2	8:15.5	1.00	8:16
3	7:48.3	1.00	7:48
4	1:07.5	0.17	6:43

and a post-race group pic for fun: