  Can you say hot? Yes, it was hot and humid. Probably close to 80 degrees and 80% humidity by race time at 9AM. There went any hope I had of running for a personal record at the 5K distance. The course was not flat as I had expected either. It was definitely hilly, which is saying a lot to find a hilly course in Chicago. Add to that, the race organizers put the 1 mile mark too early on the course. As a result, I felt like I had slowed down so much during the 2nd mile that I was severely disappointed. Imagine seeing the clock at the 1st mile say 8:20 (I was shocked), and then the clock at the 2nd mile say 18:20. As you could guess I was disappointed. Still, it was hot, and I am not even sure any of the clocks were correct except the one at the finish.
I finished in 30:19 which given the conditions and the hills, I was happy. It was not the PR that I had hoped for, but given the humidity, it was definitely showing that I have improved in the last 6 months to be able to run that fast in temperatures about 40 degrees warmer and definitely a lot more humid than December. It was cool meeting Chris Zorich and I got him to sign my race number. All in all, pretty fun, but definitely my last race until the 10K in September that we have scheduled into our training. Later all, FX 
