Alton 10 Mile River Run

Alton 10 Mile River Run, 50th year for it, big crowd. Amazingly perfect day, temps around 50F at the start, into the 60s by finish time, light breeze and sunny. Started off running with Bob and Kelly, but Kelly sped up and left us in the dust. My legs were tired from the last two days of running and I never really felt 100% comfortable, but I was able to maintain a decent pace anyway. Helped running with Bob, that's for sure. 10 miles in 1:27:15, splits of 8:54, 8:51, 8:58, 8:55, 8:43, 8:43, 8:42, 8:38, 8:32, 8:06 and 0:09 for the final .02 miles to the finish line. Sped up quite a bit at the end, with my heart rate getting up to 181, I kept thinking Bob was going to pass me at anytime, heh. 515 of 1256 finishers, 387 of 698 men, and 217 of 400 in my age group (40-64 age group). Fastest 10 Mile run ever, by about 2 1/2 minutes, and about 6 minutes faster than last years race. Ate at Fast Eddie's afterwards, very busy - very tasty.