Tallahassee Shamrock Scurry 5K

Stephen started running on a makeshift 5K course we put together in our backyard last week. It is apparently a tough course with several hills and soft sand and leaves to run through. Stephen is not a fan of it. His first time on our makeshift course was nearly 22 minutes. His best time is 20:50.

So it came as a bit of a surprise when today he ran an 18:48 5K on a fairly hilly course in Killearn. His time tied his personal best set at the GISA AA State Championship in October, 2010. Stephen started out strong but wasn't able to hold onto the lead after the first mile. He ended up coming in 1st in his age group and 4th overall out of 600 runners.

Check out Herb Wills' blog for his account of the race.