As the weather continues to be disturbingly balmy, I thought I’d find one more nearby race to squeeze in before the holidays, a 5K a half an hour away in Trumbull. At some point it’s going to get a lot harder to knock off these towns, but for now, with less than 10% completed, almost everything is new to me.

I wasn’t quite sure where I was, but there was an elaborate Christmas Village set up, a friendly Santa on hand, and as usual, a lot of 169ers. The group website indicated that the race was in Trumbull, but it seemed like we were in Bridgeport most of the time, especially as we ran through the Beardsley Zoo. The course was nice, all bike paths and zoo grounds, and was fairly flat. I felt like I was pushing it most of the race, but I didn’t have the gas at the end to catch the people I’d been behind the whole time, or to sneak in under 22:00. I blame it on the fact that I didn’t know I’d be racing at the weekend, and didn’t take off the usual two days before the race.

Bridgeport PAL Christmas Village | 5K | 12/12/15 | 22:03 | 15/169