The fifth annual Race to Stop the Silence took place yesterday. I ran it last year, too, finishing in 55:04. This year, I reached my personal goal of a sub-50-minute finish, coming in at 49:38.

There are more pictures here, thanks to the wife. She and the mother-in-law and Phil came to watch on a brisk early morning, and I was glad to put on a good show.

The course was moved from West Potomac Park to Anacostia this year, and I wasn't expecting much. But the course wasn't bad. It was a 5K course, two laps, which wasn't ideal. And I was afraid it would get crowded. But with only 428 runners (I finished 166th overall), it didn't get too bad.

I don't have any more races scheduled for this year. I'd like to get a pace time under eight minutes (This one was 8:01) as my next goal. Maybe I'll find another one before it gets too hot.