Swoop the 20 turns 5K

Today (February 16th) I ran the Swoop the Loop 5K at UNF. Race weather was ideal, I got a good warmup in, and I was ready to go. I figured this could be a PR course for me since on the race flyer it said that the race was some-what of an out-and-back course (hence the name Swoop the Loop 5K). But apparently the race officials or whoever was making the flyer didn't know that this course included many turns, curves, and seldom straight aways. I started the race surrounded by a majority of UNF students (who didn't have to spend any money since they are stundents at UNF). I got my pace right, but about 200 yards into the race, there was a U-turn. Which then led to a curvy road and another U-turn. Any competetive road racer knows a race with a lot of turns will slow them down. So just 8 seconds shy of a PR, a clocked in with a 22:30. I came in top 35 in the whole race since most of the runners were weekend warriors or didn't know how to pace themselves. Although I was a hair away from a PR, I was still pleased with my performance and also happy that I took home another 1st place award.