Double Trouble 5K and 10K

My race on Saturday, October 22 was the Lake Grapevine Runners and Walkers (LGRAW) Double Trouble 5K and 10K near Oak Grove Park in Grapevine, TX.  The 5K started at 8:00 AM and then after a short rest, the 10K started at about 8:50.  They gave out a great technical T-Shirt with registration. Before the 5K race, I was able to meet Charles Clines. He did a report with pictures and results for his running website (www.clinesrunningcorner.com).  I check his site every weekend for all of the area race results. Thank you Charles.  Kenny Stice, an 18 year old cross country runner at Plano High School, and Laura Nelson, 46, of Grapevine won the RRCA Texas State 10K male and female titles.   I started on the 1st row in 5K.  I planned on running this race a little easier than a normal 5K since I was running the 10K right after.  The temperature was about 70 degrees, and there were many hills on the course.   My mile 1 time was 8:07, and my mile 2 time was 16:43 (8:35 / mile pace).  At this point, I slowed down some, but on the 3rd mile, my competitive spirit kicked in, and I started running faster.  My time was 24:41 (7:58 / mile pace).   I finished the 5K race in the time of 25:59:5, third place out of 7 in my age division, and 33 out of 78 men, and 47 out of 162 overall finishers.  Place   Bib #    Men     Overall    Chip Time     Pace 3/7     276     33/78     47/162     25:59:5      8:23   I rested a little before the 10K start, and then lined up about half way back at the starting line.  We ran some of the same course as the 5K, then got on the Grapevine trail.  These were hilly courses, not ideal for me to run fast.  I just planed on doing my best and to not run too hard.   My 1 mile time was 8:30, and my 2 mile time was 17:21 (8:51 / mile pace).  I started to slow down again, and my 3 mile time was 26:0 (8:58 / mile pace).  I was about halfway there to the finish line.   My mile 4 time was 35:23 (9:03 / mile pace), and my mile 5 time was 44:25 (9:02 / mile pace).  On the last mile, I gave everything that I had left; I even passed a few runners.  My mile 6 time was 52:47 (8:21 / mile pace), and I finished the state championship 10K race in the time of 55:15:3.  My last 10K was on January 15, 2011, the Snowman Shuffle, so it's been a while.  I finished in 4th place out of 9 in my age division, just out of the award group. I finished 32 out of 69 men and 43 out of 145 overall, and I had a new personal best 10K time.  Kenny Gardner of Plano won both the 5K and 10K in the 55-59 age division. Place   Bib #    Men     Overall    Chip Time   Pace 4/9     276     32/69    43/145       55:15:3    8:55 I run to raise awareness for prostate cancer and to benefit my community. www.runningforacause.tumblr.com