“First Run” 5K in Lowell MA

Every year Lowell hosts a 5K / 10K race on the first of January called “First Run”.  I thought I would give it a try and see if I had improved much since the Flutie 5K in the fall.  It was a gorgeous day and even though many of the participants were probably suffering from hangovers, the spirits seemt o be running high.

I managed to pull off a PR of 30:58, roughly 3 minutes faster than the fall.  Here is a video of the race: