St Pats Dash Results

It was cold morning, even with the sun shining. I was feeling the morning chill, even with 2 tshirts. I arrived at Seattle Center by cab. There were 15,500 participants. If you include the non-registered runners and the crowd, there were probably over 20,000 people. It was exciting to see so many people.

The majority of the course was the along the Hwy 99 northbound lanes. The runners were traveling south. That’s right, we were running the wrong way! We like to do things a little different here is Seattle. This provided the runners with an outstanding view of the Puget Sound and Qwest Field, our destination.

I had a goal for this event. My goal was to do the entire course (3.58 miles/ 5.77 km) without walking. I’m happy to report that I accomplished my goal. As a result, I finished with a time of 38:01. That is a 10.6 minute mile average speed. I look forward to the opportunity to beat this next time.