Apparently Old Wethersfield isn'[t actually a town, according to the official list of Connecticut’s 169 towns, but this race, held in Wethersfield proper, is known as the Old Wethersfield 5K, so there you go. My mom accompanied the girls and me to the race, and the girls each got to run in their own fun runs (Grace 1 mile, Lucy a half mile) after my race. I felt pretty good, and took part in a lot of jockeying that went on throughout the race through the beautiful town streets, which were completely blocked off to traffic. It was a fast race—we were all a little disheartened when we saw the leader zipping around the corner heading back the other way as we were all heading down along the town green. I managed to keep up a pretty good pace, and surprised myself by finishing in 22:44 (good enough for second in my age group and a lovely pint glass).

Old Wethersfield 5K | 5K | 8/27/17 | 22:44 | 52/169