Tick, Tick, Tick....

I case it wasn't clear by the title, thats the countdown to my first race of the season. Yea, its just a 5k, but it is a race nonetheless. When I originally signed up for this race (paid for by my employer btw) I figured it would be a small race of a couple hundred people. After all, 5k races happen just about every weekend at Haines Point in DC, so why would this be any different from previous races that I have participated in? So yesterday, when I went to the website to see the number of people registered, I was astounded by the number. 1600 people! Now for anyone who has run a marathon or some of the more well known races, this isn't that large at all. But Haines Point does not have a wide road, so its going to be an interesting start. We had 35,000 to start the Army 10 Miler last year, but that started out on a 4 lane highway. This is barely 1 lane! Wish me luck trying to break free from the pack tomorrow....