Twin Cities 1 Mile

Yesterday I braved the rain and cold and ran my first race of the season!  I have done this one mile race twice before and have really enjoyed it.  This year they switched up the location with the start at Dunwoody by Loring Park.  The first quarter mile is actually a gradual uphill and then levels off after that.  Most of the race is on Hennepin Ave going through the theater district of downtown Minneapolis.  The entire route was lined with cheering spectators offering encouragement despite the rain.  Twin Cities in Motion put on the race with Medtronic as the major sponsor.  The t-shirts were really cool this year - black short sleeve tech shirts with the skyline drawn on the side of the shirt.  I ran in 6:51.  Can't wait to do the Duluth Mile in September and see how much I can improve!