The Little Kings Mile is the shortest event I run each year. It’s the Friday night kickoff to the Flying Pig Weekend.
I don’t prepare for this race since I’m usually preparing for another – much longer – race (and there’s another race report on that).
The major change this year was the ability to pickup our race packets at the Flying Pig Expo. Since I had to go there anyway for the half marathon, it was more convenient.
Prior to the race, I left the office as late as I could (around 7:15 PM) to jog to the start line, about 1.75 miles. I got to the start line around 7:30 – 7:40. Start line temperature was cold. I was lined up in corral B.
After microphone problems resulted in a chorus of runners “helping” to sing the national anthem, we were off.
I tried to keep my pace nearly consistent and not go-out-and-fade-away (as some runners did). I don’t practice short runs, so pacing was a little bit of a challenge, but overall it wasn’t too bad.
Official Time: 6:54.62. PR!