Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Earth Day 5K

This was an impromptu race - a few of my Sailors asked if I would run with them two hours before the race began.  Fortunately it was a slow Friday morning and I was able to change and get to the race just as it started.  This was a small event with only 30 or 40 participants, but it's one that I will always remember - my first win!

I started off in second place and stayed there for the majority of the race running a steady pace of 6:34 per mile.  Shortly after mile two I noticed the leader started looking back to see who was around him.  In my experience, nobody looks back unless they are tired and trying to hold on.  I took advantage of that and picked up my pace to 6:20 per mile.  That was enough to take the lead and finish first!