Big House Big Heart 5K

This afternoon I ran the Big House Big Heart 5K, so named because it finishes through the tunnel and across the 50-yard-line of Michigan Stadium (affectionately known as the Big House), after beginning just outside the stadium and then going up into Ann Arbor, before coming back down to the stadium. Today we were blessed with lovely conditions - 72-degree bright sunshine. I also ran last year's inaugural Big House Big Heart, and this year's course was slightly changed. I liked last year's a bit better, but this year's was very nice, too. Before I tore my hamstring last winter and then hurt my calf this summer, I had hoped to break 30 minutes, but I finished in 30:29 (by my watch). Still, this was a nice improvement over my 2007 time of 32:59, and a new personal record (PR) for me, as I had done a 5K last April at Gallup Park in 31:15. I was severely hemmed in numerous times by the large field (I heard there were 7000 some runners), and if not for this, I think I might well have challenged the half-hour mark. I hope to have a picture to post on here sometime in coming weeks.